शिवस्यार्द्धनारीनरावतारवर्णनम्
Description of Shiva’s Ardhanārī-nara Manifestation
ततः पूर्णचिदीशस्य मूर्तिमाविश्य कामदाम् । अर्द्धनारीनरो भूत्वा ततो ब्रह्मान्तिकं हरः
tataḥ pūrṇacidīśasya mūrtimāviśya kāmadām | arddhanārīnaro bhūtvā tato brahmāntikaṃ haraḥ
پھر ہر (شیو) کامل شعور والے ایشور کی مراد پوری کرنے والی مورتی میں داخل ہو کر اَردھناری-نر روپ بن گئے؛ اس کے بعد وہ برہما کے حضور گئے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
It highlights Śiva as Pūrṇacit (Perfect Consciousness) who freely assumes a Saguna form for cosmic purpose, revealing the non-dual completeness of reality through the Ardhanārī (Śiva-Śakti unity).
Though Śiva is transcendent consciousness, devotees approach him through Saguna manifestations; Ardhanārī illustrates that all auspicious powers (śakti) and lordship (īśatva) are present in the worshipped form—just as the Liṅga signifies the one Lord with inseparable power.
Meditate on Ardhanārīśvara while reciting the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), contemplating the inseparability of Śiva (consciousness) and Śakti (graceful power) as a focus for inner harmony and devotion.