Shloka 64
शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्
Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship
एवन्ध्यात्वाथ मद्वामभागे त्वां च मनोन्मनीम् । गौरी मिमाय मन्त्रेण प्रणवाद्येन भक्तितः
evandhyātvātha madvāmabhāge tvāṃ ca manonmanīm | gaurī mimāya mantreṇa praṇavādyena bhaktitaḥ
Having thus meditated, Gaurī—devoutly—fashioned you, the state of Manonmanī, upon my left side, by a mantra that begins with the Pranava (Oṃ).
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara
FAQs
It links yogic realization (Manonmanī—mind transcended) with bhakti and mantra, showing that devotion to Shiva supported by Pranava-led mantra leads toward the cessation of mental bondage and union with Pati (Shiva).
The verse emphasizes Saguna devotion—Gaurī’s personal worship and mantra-japa—while pointing to a Nirguna fruit: Manonmanī, the mind-free absorption that culminates in Shiva-realization beyond form.
Dhyāna followed by mantra-japa beginning with Oṁ (Pranava), performed with bhakti; practically, it implies steady meditation on Shiva and disciplined repetition of a Shiva-mantra to still the mind toward Manonmanī.