Shloka 5
प्रकृतितत्त्व-विचारः / Inquiry into Prakṛti (Nature/Śakti) and Śiva’s Transcendence
अर्चनीयोऽसि वंद्योऽसि ध्येयोऽसि प्राणिनां सदा । प्रकृत्या च विचार्येति हृदा सर्वं तदुच्यताम्
arcanīyo'si vaṃdyo'si dhyeyo'si prāṇināṃ sadā | prakṛtyā ca vicāryeti hṛdā sarvaṃ taducyatām
「あなたは常に供養されるべきお方、礼拝されるべきお方、そして一切の生きとし生けるものが絶えず禅定にて念ずべきお方です。ゆえに、御自身のプラクリティに照らし、心の奥の識別をもって熟考され、かの真理のすべてを余すところなくお説きください。」
Parvati
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse establishes Shiva as Pati—the supreme, ever-worshipful Lord—who is approached through three core Shaiva modes: archana (worship), vandana (reverent surrender), and dhyana (steady contemplation), implying that liberation matures through devotion guided by inner discernment.
By calling Shiva ‘worthy of worship and meditation,’ it supports Saguna upasana: devotees can perform archana and vandana to the Shiva-Linga as a sacred, accessible focus, while dhyana internalizes that worship into contemplative realization of Shiva’s lordship.
A practical takeaway is a triad: perform Shiva archana (including Linga worship), offer vandana with humility, and practice dhyana—ideally supported by japa of the Panchakshara ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’—to unite outer ritual with inner devotion.