Shloka 53
तपः–मन्त्रजप–ध्यानविधिः
Protocol of Tapas, Mantra-Japa, and Śiva-Dhyāna
विचार्य्येत्यर्जुनस्तत्र जगौ शिवशिवेति च । प्रणनाम शिवं भूयस्तुष्टाव च पुनः पुनः
vicāryyetyarjunastatra jagau śivaśiveti ca | praṇanāma śivaṃ bhūyastuṣṭāva ca punaḥ punaḥ
ਵਿਚਾਰ ਕਰਕੇ ਅਰਜੁਨ ਨੇ ਉੱਥੇ “ਸ਼ਿਵ ਸ਼ਿਵ” ਆਖਿਆ। ਫਿਰ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਮੁੜ ਸ਼ਿਵ ਜੀ ਨੂੰ ਨਮਸਕਾਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਵਾਰ ਵਾਰ ਸਿਫ਼ਤ ਕੀਤੀ।
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Repetition of the Name (“Śiva, Śiva”) models nāma-smaraṇa as a simple sādhana accessible at all tīrthas and temples.
Mantra: śiva śiva (nāma-japa)
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It presents a Shaiva pattern of transformation: inner reflection (vicāra) ripens into devotion through Śiva-nāma, humble prostration, and repeated praise—signs of surrender to Pati (Śiva) that draw His grace.
Though the verse names Śiva rather than describing a form, it depicts Saguna-upāsanā in practice—addressing Śiva personally through name, pranāma, and stuti, which commonly accompany Liṅga-pūjā and temple worship.
Simple nāma-japa—repeating “Śiva, Śiva” with mindful reflection—followed by pranāma and stotra-recitation; it can be integrated with daily worship, including bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa as supportive Shaiva disciplines.