Shloka 9
Śravaṇa–Kīrtana–Manana: Definitions and Hierarchy of Śaiva Sādhanā (श्रवणकीर्तनमनन-निरूपणम्)
ध्यानारूढः प्रबुद्धोऽसौ ददर्श तमजात्मजम् । प्रणिपत्याह संभ्रांतः परं कौतूहलं मुनिः
dhyānārūḍhaḥ prabuddho'sau dadarśa tamajātmajam | praṇipatyāha saṃbhrāṃtaḥ paraṃ kautūhalaṃ muniḥ
ധ്യാനത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഉയർന്ന് അദ്ദേഹം ജാഗ്രതനായി; ആ അത്ഭുതമായ അജൻ—അജന്മനെ ദർശിച്ചു. മുനി വിസ്മയഭരിതനായി നമസ്കരിച്ചു, പരമ കൗതുകത്തോടെ സംസാരിച്ചു।
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
FAQs
It shows the Shaiva Siddhanta arc of practice: dhyāna ripens into awakening, culminating in Śiva-darśana; the devotee responds with humility (praṇipāta) and sincere inquiry, which becomes the doorway to grace and right knowledge.
The verse models how Saguna contemplation leads the seeker to a direct experience of the Lord; in Shiva Purana practice, such meditation is commonly supported by Linga-upāsanā—focusing the mind on Shiva’s accessible form while honoring his unbegotten, transcendent nature.
Sustained dhyāna followed by reverent prostration and prayerful questioning; traditionally this is paired with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined worship (e.g., Tripuṇḍra/bhasma and Rudrāksha) to steady the mind for darśana.