Shloka 56
एकोनविंशतिशिवावतारवर्णनम्
Description of the Nineteen Manifestations/Avatāras of Śiva
भक्त्या मयि च योगेन ध्याननिष्ठा जितेन्द्रियाः । संख्यया द्वादशाधिक्य शतं च गणिता बुधैः
bhaktyā mayi ca yogena dhyānaniṣṭhā jitendriyāḥ | saṃkhyayā dvādaśādhikya śataṃ ca gaṇitā budhaiḥ
എന്നോടുള്ള ഭക്തിയോടെ യോഗമാർഗ്ഗത്തിൽ ധ്യാനനിഷ്ഠരായി, ഇന്ദ്രിയങ്ങളെ ജയിച്ചവർ—ബുദ്ധിമാന്മാർ അവരുടെ എണ്ണം നൂറ്റി പന്ത്രണ്ട് എന്നു കണക്കാക്കിയിരിക്കുന്നു।
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It honors the Shaiva path where devotion to Shiva is united with yogic discipline: sense-mastery (jitendriya) and steady meditation (dhyāna-niṣṭhā) are marks of mature seekers recognized by the wise.
By directing devotion “unto Me,” the verse supports Saguna Shiva-upāsanā (including Linga worship) as a foundation that ripens into inner yoga—external reverence culminating in inward absorption in Shiva.
The key practice is dhyāna with sense-restraint: meditate on Shiva with bhakti, supported by yogic steadiness; practitioners commonly pair this with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a Shaiva meditative discipline.