Shloka 3
शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्
Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship
अभ्यर्च्य गन्धपुष्पाद्यैः प्रणवेन च सप्तधा । अभिमंत्र्य ततस्तस्मिन्धेनुमुद्रां प्रदर्शयेत्
abhyarcya gandhapuṣpādyaiḥ praṇavena ca saptadhā | abhimaṃtrya tatastasmindhenumudrāṃ pradarśayet
Tras rendir culto debidamente con perfumes, flores y demás ofrendas, y realizar el rito siete veces con el Praṇava (Oṁ), santifíquese luego mediante mantra. Después, en ese mismo acto de adoración, muéstrese la Dhenumudrā, el gesto ritual de la “vaca”, como sello sagrado.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailāsasaṃhitā’s prescribed method of Shiva-worship to the sages)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: ॐ (प्रणव)
Type: panchakshara
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva-worship becomes inwardly effective when offerings are joined with Praṇava-recitation and mantra-consecration—uniting external pūjā with inner awareness of Pati (Shiva) as the supreme consciousness.
The verse describes a concrete pūjā-sequence—offerings (gandha, puṣpa), Praṇava used ritually, and mudrā—typical of Saguna Shiva/Linga worship, where sacred gestures and mantras ‘seal’ the rite as an invocation of Shiva’s present grace.
Perform Linga-pūjā with flowers and fragrance, recite Oṁ in a sevenfold manner, consecrate the act with mantra, and use Dhenumudrā as a protective/auspicious ritual seal during the worship.