Shloka 59
शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्
Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship
आकण्ठं विद्यया तद्वदाललाटं तु शान्तया । तदूर्ध्वं शान्त्यतीताख्यकलया परया तथा
ākaṇṭhaṃ vidyayā tadvadālalāṭaṃ tu śāntayā | tadūrdhvaṃ śāntyatītākhyakalayā parayā tathā
ถึงบริเวณลำคอ พึงเพ่งภาวนาพระผู้เป็นเจ้าด้วยศักติแห่งวิทยา; และที่หน้าผากด้วยศักติแห่งศานติ. เหนือขึ้นไปนั้น พึงภาวนาด้วยกะลาอันสูงสุดชื่อ ‘ศานติยตีตา’ ผู้ข้ามพ้นแม้ความสงบ.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakshinamurti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It maps an inner ascent of consciousness through increasingly subtle śaktis (kalās)—from Vidyā (illumining knowledge) to Śānti (quiescence) and finally to Śāntyatītā, indicating liberation that surpasses even tranquil states and culminates in nearness to Pati (Shiva).
It supports Saguna-upāsanā as an inward dhyāna: the devotee contemplates Shiva’s presence in graded centers, refining attention from embodied awareness toward the transcendence signified by the Linga—Shiva as the supreme reality beyond all limiting states.
A dhyāna practice of progressive contemplation: focus awareness up to the throat with Vidyā, at the forehead with Śānti, and then meditate above (beyond mental quietude) on the supreme Śāntyatītā—ideally supported by japa of Om Namaḥ Śivāya and steady, sattvic breath.