Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 42
दक्षयज्ञोत्तरवृत्तान्तः
Post–Dakṣa-Yajña Developments and the Appeal to Viṣṇu
कृत्वोरौ दक्षिणे सव्यं चरणं चैव जानुनि । बाहुप्रकोष्ठाक्षमालं स्थितं सत्तर्कमुद्रया
kṛtvorau dakṣiṇe savyaṃ caraṇaṃ caiva jānuni | bāhuprakoṣṭhākṣamālaṃ sthitaṃ sattarkamudrayā
Placing the left foot upon the right thigh and the other foot upon the knee, He remained poised in stillness; upon His forearm rested a mālā, a rosary of beads, and He abided in the noble tarka-mudrā, the gesture of right discernment.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse portrays Śiva as the supreme Guru established in yogic steadiness and sattvic discernment—showing that liberation arises through disciplined meditation, japa, and right knowledge guided by divine grace.
By describing Śiva’s tangible meditative form (Saguna), the Purana gives devotees a concrete dhyāna-image to internalize during Linga worship—leading the mind from form-based devotion toward the realization of Śiva as the transcendent Pati.
Meditate on Śiva seated in a stable yogic posture while performing japa with a Rudrākṣa mālā, maintaining tarka (clear spiritual inquiry) alongside devotion—especially effective with the Panchākṣarī mantra, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”