Shloka 34
शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्
Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship
कर्णिकायां च वैराग्यं बीजेषु नव शक्तयः । वामाद्या एव पूर्वादि तदन्तश्च मनोन्मनी
karṇikāyāṃ ca vairāgyaṃ bījeṣu nava śaktayaḥ | vāmādyā eva pūrvādi tadantaśca manonmanī
ಕರ್ಣಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ವೈರಾಗ್ಯ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿತವಾಗಿದೆ. ಬೀಜಾಕ್ಷರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂಬತ್ತು ಶಕ್ತಿಗಳು ವಾಸಿಸುತ್ತವೆ—ವಾಮಾ ಮೊದಲಾದವು ಪೂರ್ವದಿಂದ ದಿಕ್ಕುಕ್ರಮವಾಗಿ; ಅವುಗಳ ಅಂತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಮನೋನ್ಮನೀ ಇರುತ್ತಾಳೆ।
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Tārā
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that true yogic ascent is rooted in vairāgya at the inner center, and that mantra-śakti culminates in Manonmanī—where the mind becomes still and the soul turns toward Pati (Śiva) for liberation.
The nine Śaktis in the bīja-mantras indicate that Saguna worship (mantra and form) is a disciplined doorway; when matured by detachment, it leads inward to the formless realization signified by Manonmanī, the highest Śakti of absorption in Śiva.
Meditate on the inner lotus: establish vairāgya at its center, recite the relevant bīja-mantras with awareness of Śakti in the directions, and aim for Manonmanī—quieting thought into Shiva-centered stillness.