Shloka 15
शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्
Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship
मूर्तिम्प्रकल्प्य तत्रैव गणानां त्वेति मंत्रतः । समावाह्य ततो देवं ध्यायेदेका ग्रमानसः
mūrtimprakalpya tatraiva gaṇānāṃ tveti maṃtrataḥ | samāvāhya tato devaṃ dhyāyedekā gramānasaḥ
ಅದೇ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಮೂರ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸಿ, “ಗಣಾನಾಂ ತ್ವೇ…” ಎಂದು ಆರಂಭವಾಗುವ ಮಂತ್ರದಿಂದ ಅದರಲ್ಲಿ ದೇವನನ್ನು ಆವಾಹನ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು. ನಂತರ ಏಕಾಗ್ರಮನಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ಆ ದೇವ (ಶಿವ)ನ ಧ್ಯಾನ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s worship-method teachings as preserved in the Kailasa Samhita)
Tattva Level: pashu
Mantra: gaṇānāṃ tv… (mantra-beginning indicated)
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that outer worship (forming an image and invoking the Lord by mantra) must culminate in inner ekāgratā—one-pointed meditation on Pati (Śiva). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, disciplined upāsanā purifies the bound soul (paśu) and loosens bonds (pāśa), preparing it for Shiva’s grace.
The verse describes saguna upāsanā: establishing a tangible support for devotion (mūrti/arca) and performing āvāhana (invocation). This principle equally applies to Śiva-liṅga worship, where the liṅga serves as the sacred focus through which the devotee steadies the mind and contemplates Śiva’s presence.
It indicates (1) preparing a worship-form (mūrti), (2) invoking Śiva with an appropriate mantra (āvāhana), and (3) meditating with one-pointed concentration (ekāgra-dhyāna). The practical takeaway is to let mantra-led ritual mature into steady dhyāna on Śiva.