Shloka 21
The Glory of the Oṃkāra Pañcāyatana Liṅga and Kāśī’s Secret Five Liṅgas
उपासंते महात्मानं जपंति शतरुद्रियम् । स्तुवंति सततं देवं त्र्यंबकं कृत्तिवाससम् । ध्यायंति हृदये देवं स्थाणुं सर्वांतरं शिवम्
upāsaṃte mahātmānaṃ japaṃti śatarudriyam | stuvaṃti satataṃ devaṃ tryaṃbakaṃ kṛttivāsasam | dhyāyaṃti hṛdaye devaṃ sthāṇuṃ sarvāṃtaraṃ śivam
അവർ മഹാത്മാവായ പ്രഭുവിനെ ഉപാസിക്കുന്നു; ശതരുദ്രീയം ജപിക്കുന്നു. അവർ നിരന്തരം ദേവൻ ത്ര്യമ്പകൻ—കൃത്തിവാസൻ—നെ സ്തുതിക്കുന്നു. ഹൃദയത്തിൽ അവർ സ്ഥാണു, സർവാന്തര്യാമിയായ ശിവനെ ധ്യാനിക്കുന്നു.
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Concept: True worship integrates mantra (japa), praise (stuti), and interiorization (hṛdaya-dhyāna), culminating in recognition of the Lord as the inner Self of all (sarvāntara).
Application: Adopt a threefold daily practice: (1) a fixed mantra recitation, (2) a short hymn of praise, (3) silent meditation on the indwelling Lord; let devotion mature from outer ritual to inner steadiness.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: temple
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"In a lamp-lit Kashi shrine, brāhmaṇas sit facing the liṅga, their lips moving in the rolling cadence of the Śatarudrīya while incense smoke coils upward like a mantra made visible. Behind the ritual, the same devotees close their eyes, placing the deity within the heart—Śiva as Sthāṇu, unmoving, yet present as the inner Self of all.","primary_figures":["Tryambaka (Śiva) as Kṛttivāsa","brāhmaṇa chanters","devotees in meditation"],"setting":"Inner sanctum with liṅga, bilva leaves, ash markings, oil lamps; a small assembly space for Vedic recitation.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["ghee-lamp gold","rudrākṣa brown","ash white","vermilion red","midnight blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Tryambaka-Kṛttivāsa with gold leaf aura above a richly decorated liṅga; priests chanting with palm-leaf accents, bilva offerings, ornate lamps; embossed gold on halos, pillars, and ritual vessels; deep reds and greens with jewel-like highlights.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate interior with delicate faces of chanters, fine smoke lines, subtle lamp glow; the deity suggested both as liṅga and as a faint heart-lotus vision within a meditating devotee; cool blues and warm golds balanced.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: symmetrical temple composition, bold outlines; Śiva with characteristic eyes, crescent moon; chanters in rhythmic rows; red/yellow/green pigments, stylized flames and floral borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central sanctum framed by lotus borders; repeated lamp motifs; devotees arranged in circular kīrtana/chanting pattern; deep blue ground with gold and vermilion accents, intricate floral filigree around the shrine."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["Vedic chanting (Śatarudrīya cadence)","temple bells","damaru-like pulse (subtle)","incense hiss","deep silence after refrain"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: त्र्यंबकं = त्रि + अम्बकम् (व्यञ्जन-सन्धि/रूप-परिवर्तन); (पद्ये) उपासंते = उपासन्ते (अनुस्वार-लेखनभेद)
FAQs
It presents a complete devotional discipline toward Śiva: upāsanā (worship), japa (recitation of the Śatarudrīya), stuti (continuous praise), and dhyāna (inner meditation on the indwelling Lord).
Tryambaka is Śiva, “the three-eyed one.” Kṛttivāsas means “wearer of a hide,” recalling Śiva’s ascetic iconography and his transcendence of worldly conventions.
“Sarvāntara” teaches that Śiva is the indwelling presence within all beings—the inner Self who pervades and supports all—so devotion culminates in inward contemplation as well as outward worship.