Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तस्योपरि महादेवं निष्कलं सकलाकृतिम् कान्तार्धरूढदेहं च पूजयेद्ध्यानविद्यया

Transliteration

tasyopari mahādevaṃ niṣkalaṃ sakalākṛtim kāntārdharūḍhadehaṃ ca pūjayeddhyānavidyayā

Translation

Di atas Liṅga itu hendaklah dipuja Mahādeva melalui ilmu dhyāna—Śiva yang Niṣkala (tanpa bahagian, melampaui rupa) namun juga Sakala (menzahir dalam bentuk), dengan tubuh-Nya tegak sebagai separuh Kekasih-Nya, dalam kesatuan Ardhanārī Śiva–Śakti.

Word by Word

• tasya upari: above that (upon/over it)

• mahādevam: Mahādeva, the Great Lord (Pati)

• niṣkalam: without parts, attributeless, transcendent

• sakala-ākṛtim: having a manifest, formed appearance

• kāntā-ardha-rūḍha-deham: whose body is occupied/established as half by the beloved (Ardhanārī/Śiva-Śakti union)

• ca: and

• pūjayet: one should worship

• dhyāna-vidyayā: by the knowledge/discipline of meditation (dhyāna).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja/dhyana-vidhi to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It instructs that Linga-pūjā is completed not merely by external offerings but by dhyāna-vidyā—contemplating Shiva above/within the Linga as both the transcendent Pati (niṣkala) and the immanent, worship-accessible form (sakala).

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva-tattva is presented as niṣkala (beyond parts, qualities, and limitation) while also sakala (capable of manifest form for grace), and as inseparable from Shakti—signified by the ‘half-beloved’ body (Ardhanārī), the unity through which bondage (pāśa) is dissolved for the pashu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A dhyāna-based upāsanā: meditative worship during Linga-pūjā, aligning the practitioner’s awareness from the sakala icon to the niṣkala reality—an inner movement consistent with Pāśupata-oriented contemplation of Pati as the liberator.