सा तं विलोक्याखिलदेवदेवन्त्रिलोचनं चन्द्रकलावतंसम् । शशांकसूर्यानलकोटिभासं स्तब्धेव भीतेव तथैव तस्थौ
sā taṃ vilokyākhiladevadevantrilocanaṃ candrakalāvataṃsam | śaśāṃkasūryānalakoṭibhāsaṃ stabdheva bhīteva tathaiva tasthau
彼女は、万神の主にして三つ目の御方、三日月を冠飾りとする御方を見た。無数の月・太陽・火のごとく輝くその光に、彼女はそのまま立ち尽くし、呆然として動けず、恐れのように震えた。
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Type: stotra
The verse portrays the soul’s first encounter with Śiva’s overwhelming tejas (divine radiance): the limited ego becomes still—both stunned and humbled—before the Pati (Lord) who surpasses all devas. In Shaiva Siddhanta, such awe is the beginning of grace (anugraha), where fear turns into reverent surrender.
It highlights Saguna Śiva—recognizable by the three eyes and crescent moon—yet blazing with a light beyond ordinary perception. Linga-worship trains the devotee to perceive this same Supreme Reality: the formless (Nirguna) indicated through a sacred form (Saguna) that draws the mind into devotion and steadiness.
Practice steady darśana-bhāva: meditate on Śiva as Trinetra with the crescent moon while mentally repeating the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya). Let the mind become “still” (stabdha) in reverence—supporting japa, vibhuti (Tripundra) remembrance, and inner surrender.