Shloka 25
पञ्चकृत्यलक्षणनिर्णयः
Definition of Śiva’s Five Cosmic Acts—Pañcakṛtya
नंदिकेश्वर उवाच । पुनस्तयोस्तत्र तिरः पटं गुरुः प्रकल्प्य मंत्रं च समादिशत्परम् । निधाय तच्छीर्ष्णि करांबुजं शनैरुदण्मुखं संस्थितयोः सहांबिकः
naṃdikeśvara uvāca | punastayostatra tiraḥ paṭaṃ guruḥ prakalpya maṃtraṃ ca samādiśatparam | nidhāya tacchīrṣṇi karāṃbujaṃ śanairudaṇmukhaṃ saṃsthitayoḥ sahāṃbikaḥ
नंदिकेश्वर म्हणाले—पुन्हा गुरूंनी त्या दोघांमध्ये तिरःपट (पडदा) उभारून परम मंत्राचा उपदेश केला. त्यांच्या मस्तकी हळुवार कमलहस्त ठेवून, अंबिकेसह त्यांना उत्तराभिमुख उभे केले.
Nandikeśvara (Nandin)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It highlights mantra-dīkṣā: the Guru transmits the ‘supreme mantra’ with protective discipline (the curtain) and a sanctifying touch, showing that Shiva’s grace flows through proper initiation and inner purity.
The ‘supreme mantra’ in the Vidyeśvara context points to Shaiva mantra-worship (often centered on the Pañcākṣarī) that leads the devotee from saguna devotion (ritual, form, guidance) toward realization of Shiva as the supreme Pati.
A formal initiation-style practice is implied: receiving mantra from a qualified Guru, maintaining ritual purity and restraint, and meditating with disciplined orientation (north-facing posture) while repeating the mantra with devotion.