Shloka 19
शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्
Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship
पद्मस्य वायुदिक्पद्मे संकल्प्य स्कान्दमासनम् । स्कन्दमूर्तिम्प्रकल्प्याथ स्कन्दमावाहयेद्बुधः
padmasya vāyudikpadme saṃkalpya skāndamāsanam | skandamūrtimprakalpyātha skandamāvāhayedbudhaḥ
வாயு திசையில் உள்ள தாமரையாசனத்தில் ஞானி சாதகர் மனத்தில் ஸ்கந்தனின் ஆசனத்தை நிறுவ வேண்டும். பின்னர் ஸ்கந்த மூர்த்தியை அமைத்து அதில் பகவான் ஸ்கந்தனை ஆவாஹனம் செய்ய வேண்டும்.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches disciplined saguna-upāsanā: the deity is approached through sankalpa (focused intention), a prepared seat (āsana), and āvāhana (invocation), training the mind to become steady and devotional—an aid toward purification and, ultimately, Shiva-oriented liberation.
Though Skanda is invoked here, the method reflects the Shiva Purana’s broader saguna ritual grammar used for Shiva/Linga worship as well—establishing a sacred locus, forming the divine presence in a consecrated support, and worshipping with devotion as a step toward realizing Shiva as Pati (the Lord) beyond forms.
A structured pūjā practice: choose the Vāyu-directional lotus-seat, perform sankalpa, set up Skanda’s āsana, create/visualize the mūrti, and perform āvāhana; it also implies meditative visualization (bhāvanā) as the inner counterpart of the external rite.