Shloka 96
Praṇava-Māhātmya and the Twofold Mantra (Sūkṣma–Sthūla) in Śaiva Sādhanā
ध्यानधर्मः सदा यस्य सदानुग्रहतत्परः । समाध्यासनमासीनः स्वात्मारामो विराजते
dhyānadharmaḥ sadā yasya sadānugrahatatparaḥ | samādhyāsanamāsīnaḥ svātmārāmo virājate
He whose very nature is constant meditation, ever intent on bestowing grace, shines forth—seated in the posture of samādhi, rejoicing in the bliss of his own Self.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: As Viśveśvara/Viśvanātha, Śiva is praised as the ever-graceful Lord whose darśana grants inner illumination; the Viśveśvarasaṃhitā’s setting naturally resonates with Kāśī’s Viśvanātha tradition where darśana is itself treated as liberative grace.
Significance: Darśana of Viśvanātha is held to confer pāpa-kṣaya and jñāna-prāpti, culminating in mokṣa through Śiva’s anugraha.
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It portrays Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord—whose essence is unwavering dhyāna and whose compassion (anugraha) liberates the bound soul (paśu) by drawing it into samādhi and Self-realization.
The Linga is worshipped as the visible support (ālambana) for meditation on Saguna Shiva; through steady dhyāna on that form, the devotee is led toward the inner truth of Shiva as svātmārāma—pure consciousness beyond limitation.
Practice dhyāna with a steady seat (āsana) and samādhi-oriented focus—often supported in Shaiva practice by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and contemplative worship of the Linga.