ध्यानप्रकारनिर्णयः / Determination of the Modes of Meditation
on Śrīkaṇṭha-Śiva
तस्मात्सर्वं परित्यज्य ध्यानयुक्तो भवेन्नरः । नास्ति ध्यानं विना ज्ञानं नास्ति ध्यानमयोगिनः
tasmātsarvaṃ parityajya dhyānayukto bhavennaraḥ | nāsti dhyānaṃ vinā jñānaṃ nāsti dhyānamayoginaḥ
Portanto, renunciando a tudo, o homem deve firmar-se na meditação. Pois sem meditação não há conhecimento verdadeiro; e a meditação não surge naquele que não é disciplinado no Yoga.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
It teaches that Shaiva liberation-oriented knowledge (jñāna) matures only through sustained meditation (dhyāna) and inner renunciation, aligning the pashu (soul) toward Pati (Shiva) by loosening pasha (bondage).
Meditation here supports Saguna upāsanā—fixing the mind on Shiva as Linga and Lord—so that devotion becomes one-pointed and ripens into direct inner recognition of Shiva’s presence.
Adopt yogic discipline and daily dhyāna with Shiva-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), ideally supported by Shaiva observances like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa to steady the mind.