शिवस्य तपोऽनुष्ठानम् — Śiva’s Austerity and Meditation at Himavat
Gaṅgā-Region
चेतो ज्ञानभवं नित्यं ज्योतीरूपं निरामयम् । जगन्मयं चिदानन्दं द्वैतहीनं निराश्रयम्
ceto jñānabhavaṃ nityaṃ jyotīrūpaṃ nirāmayam | jaganmayaṃ cidānandaṃ dvaitahīnaṃ nirāśrayam
स नित्यं चेतो-ज्ञानभवः, ज्योतीरूपो निरामयः। जगन्मयः स चिदानन्दो, द्वैतहीनो निराश्रयः।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
It defines Shiva as the self-luminous, eternal Pati—pure consciousness-bliss—who pervades the cosmos yet remains non-dual and independent, guiding the seeker toward liberation through inner recognition of that reality.
The Linga symbolizes Shiva’s jyotirūpa (form as light) and His transcendent nature; Saguna worship provides a concrete support for devotion, while this verse points to the Nirguna truth the worship culminates in—Shiva as cidānanda beyond duality.
Dhyāna on Shiva as inner light (jyoti) and non-dual awareness, supported by japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”; this contemplation aligns the mind (cetaḥ) with the Lord who is nirāmaya (untainted) and nirāśraya (independent).