Shloka 31
देवस्तुतिः—नन्दिकेश्वरविज्ञप्तिः—शम्भोः समाधेः उत्थानम्
Devas’ Hymn, Nandikeśvara’s Petition, and Śiva’s Rising from Samādhi
स्वात्मानमात्मना शंभुरात्मन्येव व्यचिंतयत् । निरंजनं निराभासं निर्विकारं निरामयम्
svātmānamātmanā śaṃbhurātmanyeva vyaciṃtayat | niraṃjanaṃ nirābhāsaṃ nirvikāraṃ nirāmayam
શંભુએ પોતાના આત્માથી પોતાના સ્વાત્માનું આત્મામાં જ ચિંતન કર્યું—નિરંજન, નિરાભાસ, નિર્વિકાર અને નિરામય।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
FAQs
It presents Śiva (Pati) as perfectly self-luminous and self-established—untainted by māyā (nirañjana), beyond deceptive appearances (nirābhāsa), and eternally unchanged (nirvikāra). For the seeker, it points to liberation through inward contemplation of the Lord as the pure Self, free from sorrow (nirāmaya).
While the Liṅga is a saguna support for worship and concentration, this verse reveals the liṅga’s ultimate referent: Śiva’s nirguṇa reality—stainless and changeless. Devotional worship matures into inner dhyāna where the mind rests in the Lord beyond form and mental projections.
A dhyāna practice: withdraw attention inward and contemplate Śiva as nirañjana and nirvikāra. As a Shaiva Purana-aligned support, repeat the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steady breath, and, if observing Shaiva discipline, apply tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and use rudrākṣa to stabilize japa and meditation.