Shloka 42
त्रिपुरवर्णनम् (Tripura-varṇanam) — “Description of Tripura”
सनत्कुमार उवाच । एतद्विधिवचः श्रुत्वा मुहूर्त्तं ध्यानमास्थिताः । प्रोचुस्ते चिंतयित्वाथ सर्वलोकपितामहम्
sanatkumāra uvāca | etadvidhivacaḥ śrutvā muhūrttaṃ dhyānamāsthitāḥ | procuste ciṃtayitvātha sarvalokapitāmaham
Sanatkumāra said: Having heard these words of injunction, they entered meditation for a moment. Then, reflecting, they addressed Pitāmaha (Brahmā), the grandsire of all the worlds.
Sanatkumara
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
The verse highlights a Shaiva discipline: after receiving scriptural instruction (vidhi), one should pause in dhyāna, reflect, and then act or speak from clarity—showing that right action is grounded in inner stillness and discernment.
Although the Liṅga is not named here, the pattern is foundational to Saguna Shiva worship in the Shiva Purana—hearing injunctions, entering dhyāna, and then proceeding with reverent intention, which is central to Liṅga-sevā and ritual correctness guided by inner contemplation.
A brief dhyāna (silent recollection) immediately after hearing sacred instruction is implied—useful before mantra-japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) or before beginning any Shiva-oriented rite, aligning mind and intention.