द्विजेश्वरावतारः
The Manifestation of Shiva as Dvijeśvara
मृणालगौरं गजचर्मवाससं गंगातरङ्गोक्षितमौलिदेशकम् । नागेन्द्रहारावलिकण्ठभूषणं किरीटकाच्यंगदकंकणोज्ज्वलम्
mṛṇālagauraṃ gajacarmavāsasaṃ gaṃgātaraṅgokṣitamaulideśakam | nāgendrahārāvalikaṇṭhabhūṣaṇaṃ kirīṭakācyaṃgadakaṃkaṇojjvalam
ఆయన మృణాలంలా గౌరవర్ణుడు, గజచర్మాన్ని ధరించినవాడు; గంగ తరంగాలు ఆయన జటామౌలిని తడిపి సించినవి. కంఠంలో నాగేంద్రహారమాల అలంకారంగా ఉండి, కిరీటం, అంగదాలు, కంకణాలతో ఆయన ప్రకాశించాడు।
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Nīlakaṇṭha
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
The verse presents Śiva’s saguna, auspicious icon for dhyāna: His purity (lotus-stalk radiance), mastery over ego and brute force (elephant-hide), and grace that sanctifies the world (Gaṅgā in His matted hair), guiding the soul (paśu) toward the Lord (Pati) through devoted contemplation.
It supports saguna-upāsanā by giving a precise meditative form of Śiva; such contemplation naturally culminates in Liṅga-worship, where the same Śiva is adored as the all-pervading reality, approached through a concrete sacred symbol and daily pūjā.
Practice dhyāna by visualizing Śiva as described while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”; in pūjā, offer water as Gaṅgā-jala, and (where traditional) apply tripuṇḍra bhasma as a reminder of Śiva’s purifying grace.