Shloka 11
मुक्तयतिदेहसंस्काररहस्यं — The Esoteric Rites for the Bodies of Liberated Ascetics
तत्कुर्वन्स यतिस्सम्यक्छिवध्यानपरो भवेत् । नियमेन मुने नित्यं प्रणवासक्तमानसः
tatkurvansa yatissamyakchivadhyānaparo bhavet | niyamena mune nityaṃ praṇavāsaktamānasaḥ
Dengan melaksanakan amalan itu, sang yati (pertapa) menjadi teguh dengan benar, sepenuhnya menumpukan diri pada meditasi kepada Śiva. Wahai muni, dengan disiplin nitya, hendaklah ia sentiasa menambatkan mindanya dengan mantap pada Praṇava (Oṁ).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Mantra: praṇava (oṃ)
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
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It presents a Shaiva yogic ideal: through niyama (disciplined observance), the ascetic’s mind becomes steadily absorbed in Oṁ, maturing into single-pointed meditation on Śiva—an inner path toward liberation under Pati (Śiva).
While not naming the Liṅga directly, it supports the inner counterpart of Saguna worship: external devotion culminates in dhyāna, where the mind rests in Śiva through Praṇava, the seed-sound that leads from form-based reverence to inner realization.
Regular disciplined practice (niyama) of japa and contemplation of Praṇava (Oṁ), maintaining continuous mental absorption, as a direct support for Śiva-dhyāna.