द्विजेश्वरावतारः
The Manifestation of Shiva as Dvijeśvara
तमीश्वरं पञ्चमुखं त्रिनेत्रं पिनाकिनं चन्द्रकलावतंसम् । प्रलम्बपिंगासुजटाकलापं मध्याह्नसद्भास्करकोटितेजसम्
tamīśvaraṃ pañcamukhaṃ trinetraṃ pinākinaṃ candrakalāvataṃsam | pralambapiṃgāsujaṭākalāpaṃ madhyāhnasadbhāskarakoṭitejasam
私はその至上の主を拝した—五面にして三眼、ピナーカの弓を執り、三日月を飾る御方。長く淡い黄金褐色のジャターを垂らし、真昼の太陽千万の輝きにも等しい光明を放っていた。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
The verse presents Saguna Shiva as Īśvara—recognizable through sacred marks (five faces, three eyes, crescent moon, matted locks) and overwhelming tejas—so the devotee’s mind can rest on a concrete divine form and be lifted toward liberation.
Shiva Purana commonly teaches that the formless (Nirguna) is approached through form (Saguna): meditating on Shiva’s iconic attributes culminates in steadiness of devotion, which is also expressed in Linga worship as the all-pervading presence of Pati (the Lord).
A practical takeaway is dhyāna (visual meditation) on Panchamukha Shiva while repeating the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” contemplating His three-eyed awareness and sun-like radiance as purifying inner darkness.