Shloka 71
नारदस्य विष्णूपदेशवर्णनम् — Nārada and Viṣṇu: Instruction after Delusion
तत्र विश्वेश्वरं दृष्ट्वा पूजनं कुरु भक्तितः । नत्वा स्तुत्वा विशेषेण निर्विकल्पो भविष्यसि
tatra viśveśvaraṃ dṛṣṭvā pūjanaṃ kuru bhaktitaḥ | natvā stutvā viśeṣeṇa nirvikalpo bhaviṣyasi
Là, en contemplant Viśveśvara (Seigneur de l’univers), rends-Lui un culte avec dévotion. Après t’être prosterné et L’avoir loué avec une ferveur particulière, tu seras libre des constructions mentales, établi dans le nirvikalpa (conscience indifférenciée).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: Viśveśvara/Viśvanātha here functions as the Lord of all (pati) whose darśana and pūjā grant nirvikalpatā; this aligns with Kāśī’s Purāṇic theme that Śiva bestows liberating knowledge and fearlessness to devotees who approach Him with bhakti and stuti.
Significance: Darśana and worship of Viśvanātha is framed as directly purifying vikalpa (conceptual agitation) and orienting the paśu toward Śiva’s anugraha (grace), culminating in liberating clarity.
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that direct darśana of Śiva as Viśveśvara, followed by devoted worship, bowing, and praise, purifies the mind and culminates in nirvikalpa—freedom from restless conceptual thought—supporting liberation through Śiva’s grace.
The verse emphasizes approaching Śiva through accessible saguna forms—darśana, pūjā, and stotra—through which the devotee’s awareness is refined until it can rest in the formless (nirvikalpa) truth that saguna worship reveals.
Perform Śiva-pūjā with bhakti, offer namaskāra, and recite Śiva-stuti (optionally alongside japa of the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”); then sit in quiet contemplation to let the mind become nirvikalpa.