शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्
Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship
सुप्रसन्नमुखं सौम्यं शुद्धस्फटिकनिर्मलम् । वरदाभयहस्तं च द्विनेत्रं शिवविग्रहम्
suprasannamukhaṃ saumyaṃ śuddhasphaṭikanirmalam | varadābhayahastaṃ ca dvinetraṃ śivavigraham
彼は शिवの具身の御姿を拝した—御顔はこの上なく慈しみ深く静謐で、光輝は清浄にして水晶のごとく澄み、御手は施願と無畏の मुद्रā を示し、二眼の吉祥なる主として現れ給う。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
The verse presents Saguna Śiva as compassion made visible—serene, pure, and approachable—so the bound soul (paśu) can steady the mind in devotion and receive grace that loosens bondage (pāśa) and leads toward liberation under the Lord (Pati).
While the Liṅga signifies Śiva’s transcendent reality, this verse emphasizes meditating on Śiva’s manifest form (vigraha) with varada and abhaya mudrā—supporting personal devotion (bhakti) and dhyāna that culminate in realizing the Liṅga’s deeper, formless truth.
Use dhyāna in pūjā: visualize Śiva as crystal-pure and calm, contemplate his varada-abhaya hands, and repeat the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to cultivate fearlessness, surrender, and inner purity.