Shloka 58
शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्
Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship
पूर्व्वे पिनाकनाराचघण्टा पाशांकुशोज्ज्वलम् । निवृत्त्याजानुपर्य्यंतमानाभि च प्रतिष्ठया
pūrvve pinākanārācaghaṇṭā pāśāṃkuśojjvalam | nivṛttyājānuparyyaṃtamānābhi ca pratiṣṭhayā
Sa silangan, ito’y nagniningning sa taglay na busog na Pināka, mga palaso, kampana, lubid na panggapus (pāśa), at pang-udyok sa elepante (aṅkuśa). Ilagay (ang banal na anyo/ayusan) mula sa Nivṛtti hanggang sa mga tuhod, at mula roon hanggang sa pusod sa pamamagitan ng Pratiṣṭhā.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s teachings/traditional description in the Kailasa Samhita)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadashiva
Role: teaching
FAQs
It presents an inner-worship (nyāsa/visualization) method where divine principles such as Nivṛtti and Pratiṣṭhā are installed in the body, indicating that liberation is approached by consecrating one’s own embodiment as Śiva’s sacred field.
The verse employs Saguna imagery—Śiva’s implements like Pināka, arrows, noose, and goad—while directing the practitioner to internalize worship through bodily placement, aligning external Linga-pūjā with internal consecration.
A directional and bodily nyāsa-style meditation: visualize Śiva’s radiant emblems in the east and install the principles Nivṛtti (lower region up to the knees) and Pratiṣṭhā (from knees to navel) while reciting Śiva-mantras such as the Pañcākṣarī.