शिवलोकप्रवेशः
Entry into Śivaloka through successive gateways
किरीटिनं कुंडलिनं रत्नमालाविभूषितम् । भस्मोद्धूलितसर्वाङ्गं बिभ्रतं केलिपंकजम्
kirīṭinaṃ kuṃḍalinaṃ ratnamālāvibhūṣitam | bhasmoddhūlitasarvāṅgaṃ bibhrataṃ kelipaṃkajam
Baginda berhias dengan mahkota dan subang, diserikan pula dengan kalung permata; seluruh tubuhnya disaputi bhasma, abu suci, dan di tangannya digenggam teratai—lambang līlā, keanggunan permainan ilahi.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
The verse highlights Shiva’s saguna (gracious, perceivable) form: outward majesty (crown, jewels) united with inner renunciation (bhasma). In Shaiva Siddhanta, this teaches that the Lord is both transcendent and compassionately accessible to devotees through sacred symbols.
While the Liṅga points to Shiva’s formless, nirguṇa depth, this description supports saguna upāsanā—meditating on Shiva’s auspicious attributes. Both approaches converge in devotion: the Liṅga as essence, the form as compassionate manifestation for dhyāna and bhakti.
The mention of bhasma suggests wearing sacred ash (Tripuṇḍra) with reverence and remembering Shiva while applying it, ideally alongside japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” using the ash as a reminder of purity and impermanence.