Shloka 140
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
अध्यक्षं शिवधर्मेषु प्रदक्षिणमितीरितम् । क्रियया जपरूपं हि प्रणवं तु प्रदक्षिणम्
adhyakṣaṃ śivadharmeṣu pradakṣiṇamitīritam | kriyayā japarūpaṃ hi praṇavaṃ tu pradakṣiṇam
ในศิวธรรมทั้งหลาย ‘ประทักษิณา’ ถูกประกาศว่า คือการเวียนโดยยึดพระเป็นเจ้าทรงเป็นศูนย์กลางและผู้เป็นประธาน ในการปฏิบัตินั้นเป็นรูปแห่งชปะ; แท้จริงแม้การสวดปรณวะ ‘โอม’ เองก็เป็นประทักษิณา.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: Defines pradakṣiṇā as centering the Lord as adhyakṣa (presiding axis) and equates it with japa—especially praṇava—supporting temple praxis where circumambulation is synchronized with mantra.
Mantra: oṃ (praṇava)
Type: gayatri
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that true pradakṣiṇā is not only a physical circling of the Liṅga, but an inner turning of awareness around Śiva as the central Lord (Pati), making worship steady and one-pointed through mantra.
Circumambulating the Śiva-liṅga is affirmed, but the verse elevates it by stating that japa—especially of Oṁ—functions as an inner pradakṣiṇā, integrating external Saguna worship with inward contemplation.
Perform pradakṣiṇā with continuous mantra-japa; specifically, recite the Praṇava (Oṁ) as a meditative circumambulation, keeping Śiva as the unmoving center of attention.