Shloka 4
गिरिजातपः-परीक्षा तथा सप्तर्षि-आह्वानम्
Girijā’s Austerity-Test and the Summoning of the Seven Sages
स्वात्मानमात्मना कृत्वा स्वात्मन्येव व्यचिंतयत् । परात्परतरं स्वस्थं निर्माय निरवग्रहम्
svātmānamātmanā kṛtvā svātmanyeva vyaciṃtayat | parātparataraṃ svasthaṃ nirmāya niravagraham
S’étant établi Lui-même par Sa propre puissance, Il contempla au-dedans de Son propre Soi ; et Il fit surgir cette Réalité—au-delà du plus haut—toujours établie en elle-même, pure, sans défaut ni limitation.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
FAQs
It presents Shiva as Pati—the supreme, self-sufficient Consciousness—who manifests creation from within Himself, remaining untouched and flawless, indicating that liberation comes through turning awareness inward to that self-established Reality.
Though describing the transcendent (niravagraha, beyond the beyond), it supports Linga worship as a saguna aid: the Linga symbolizes that limitless Shiva who manifests without losing transcendence, allowing devotees to approach the formless through a sacred form.
Shiva-dhyana (inner contemplation) is implied—meditating on Shiva within the heart; practically, one may sit in stillness, apply Tripuṇḍra, and repeat the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while contemplating the self-established, flaw-free Lord.