Shloka 1
तपः–मन्त्रजप–ध्यानविधिः
Protocol of Tapas, Mantra-Japa, and Śiva-Dhyāna
नन्दीश्वर उवाच । स्नानं स विधिवत्कृत्वा न्यासादि विधिवत्तथा । ध्यानं शिवस्य सद्भक्त्या व्यासोक्तं यत्तथाऽकरोत्
nandīśvara uvāca | snānaṃ sa vidhivatkṛtvā nyāsādi vidhivattathā | dhyānaṃ śivasya sadbhaktyā vyāsoktaṃ yattathā'karot
Nandīśvara sprach: Nachdem er das rituelle Bad vorschriftsgemäß vollzogen und ebenso die Handlungen, beginnend mit dem Nyāsa, ordnungsgemäß ausgeführt hatte, meditierte er mit wahrer Hingabe über den Herrn Śiva—genau wie Vyāsa es gelehrt hatte—und handelte danach.
Nandīśvara (Nandi)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva-realization is approached through both outer purity (snāna and prescribed rites) and inner purity (sincere bhakti), culminating in disciplined meditation on Śiva as taught by the tradition (Vyāsa).
The verse outlines the standard pūjā-preparation for Saguna Śiva worship—purificatory bath, nyāsa (sanctifying the body as Śiva’s abode), and then dhyāna—steps commonly performed before Linga-pūjā and mantra-japa.
Perform snāna (ritual bath), complete nyāsa and allied preparatory observances, and then do Śiva-dhyāna with steadfast devotion, following the authorized instruction of the lineage (Vyāsa’s teaching).