शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्
Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship
ब्रह्मरन्धांतमुच्चार्य ध्यायेदोंकारगोचरम् । शुद्धस्फटिकसंकाशं देवं निष्कलमक्षरम्
brahmarandhāṃtamuccārya dhyāyedoṃkāragocaram | śuddhasphaṭikasaṃkāśaṃ devaṃ niṣkalamakṣaram
Tendo proferido (o som sagrado) até o Brahma-randhra, a abertura no alto do crânio, medite-se no Senhor apreendido por Oṃ—brilhante como cristal puro—, o Divino sem partes, imperecível, Realidade indestrutível.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s yogic teaching within Kailasa discourse)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Mantra: ॐ (oṃkāra)
Role: teaching
It teaches nirguṇa (niṣkala) Śiva-dhyāna through Oṃ: the yogin internalizes the mantra, lifts awareness to the brahmarandhra, and contemplates the imperishable, partless Lord as pure, crystal-like consciousness—aiming at liberation (mokṣa).
While Liṅga and saguna worship give a concrete support for devotion and concentration, this verse points to the niṣkala reality signified by the Liṅga—Śiva beyond form—approached here through Oṃ as the subtle support (ālambana) for meditation.
A yogic japa-dhyāna: intone Oṃ inwardly, guide the current of awareness upward to the brahmarandhra, and meditate on Śiva as niṣkala-akṣara (partless, imperishable). This is a mantra-based meditation rather than an external rite.