Shloka 137
Praṇava-Māhātmya and the Twofold Mantra (Sūkṣma–Sthūla) in Śaiva Sādhanā
शिवलिंगं शिवं मत्वा स्वात्मानं शक्तिरूपकम् । शक्तिलिंगं च देवीं च मत्वा स्वं शिवरूपकम्
śivaliṃgaṃ śivaṃ matvā svātmānaṃ śaktirūpakam | śaktiliṃgaṃ ca devīṃ ca matvā svaṃ śivarūpakam
Dengan mengetahui Liṅga Śiva sebagai Śiva sendiri, hendaklah seseorang merenung Diri sebagai berwujud Śakti. Dan dengan mengetahui Liṅga Śakti serta Devī sebagai Śakti, hendaklah ia merenung dirinya sebagai berwujud Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches non-dual contemplation within devotion: the liṅga is not a mere symbol but Śiva, and the worshipper internalizes the inseparable Śiva–Śakti reality, aligning the individual self toward liberation (mokṣa) through right bhāvanā.
It frames saguna worship as a yogic method: seeing the Śiva-liṅga as Śiva and the Devī/Śakti-liṅga as Śakti, while simultaneously transforming the devotee’s inner identity through complementary contemplation, so outer pūjā becomes inner realization.
During liṅga-pūjā, practice śiva-bhāvanā and śakti-bhāvanā: while offering water, bilva, and mantra-japa (especially the pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), meditate that the liṅga is Śiva and that your inner awareness alternates as Śakti and Śiva in inseparable union.