द्विजेश्वरावतारः
The Manifestation of Shiva as Dvijeśvara
तमीश्वरं पञ्चमुखं त्रिनेत्रं पिनाकिनं चन्द्रकलावतंसम् । प्रलम्बपिंगासुजटाकलापं मध्याह्नसद्भास्करकोटितेजसम्
tamīśvaraṃ pañcamukhaṃ trinetraṃ pinākinaṃ candrakalāvataṃsam | pralambapiṃgāsujaṭākalāpaṃ madhyāhnasadbhāskarakoṭitejasam
میں نے اُس پرمیشور کو دیکھا—پانچ رُخ والا، تین آنکھوں والا، پیناک دھاری، چاند کی کلا سے مزین؛ لمبی سنہری جٹاؤں والا، اور دوپہر کے کروڑوں سورجوں کے مانند درخشاں۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
The verse presents Saguna Shiva as Īśvara—recognizable through sacred marks (five faces, three eyes, crescent moon, matted locks) and overwhelming tejas—so the devotee’s mind can rest on a concrete divine form and be lifted toward liberation.
Shiva Purana commonly teaches that the formless (Nirguna) is approached through form (Saguna): meditating on Shiva’s iconic attributes culminates in steadiness of devotion, which is also expressed in Linga worship as the all-pervading presence of Pati (the Lord).
A practical takeaway is dhyāna (visual meditation) on Panchamukha Shiva while repeating the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” contemplating His three-eyed awareness and sun-like radiance as purifying inner darkness.