Shloka 36
शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्
Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship
आत्मविद्या शिवाख्यं च तत्त्वत्रयमतः परम् । सर्वासनोपरि सुखं विचित्रकुसुमोज्ज्वलम्
ātmavidyā śivākhyaṃ ca tattvatrayamataḥ param | sarvāsanopari sukhaṃ vicitrakusumojjvalam
தத்துவத் திரயத்திற்கும் அப்பால் ‘சிவ’ எனப்படும் தத்துவம் உள்ளது; அது ஆத்மவித்யைச் சொரூபம். எல்லா ஆசனங்களுக்கும் மேலான அந்த பரம ஆனந்த ஆசனம், வியத்தகு மலர்களால் ஒளிர்கிறது.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasa discourse to the sages, summarizing the supremacy of Shiva-tattva)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It identifies Śiva as the supreme reality beyond the foundational triad of principles, equating true liberation with ātma-vidyā (direct Self-knowledge) that culminates in bliss.
While Śiva is proclaimed transcendent (beyond tattvas), the imagery of a radiant ‘seat’ supports Saguna contemplation—devotees worship the Linga and Shiva’s abode as sacred supports that lead the mind toward the formless Shiva-tattva.
Meditative recollection of Shiva as the inner Self (ātma-vidyā) is implied; as a practical Shaiva method, one may steady the mind with the Panchakshara ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’ while visualizing Shiva’s blissful, luminous abode.