मन्त्रसिद्धिः, प्रतिबन्धनिरासः, श्रद्धा-नियमाः
Mantra Efficacy, Removal of Obstacles, and the Role of Faith/Discipline
तत्र माहेश्वरी कल्प्या मूर्तिर्मूर्तिमतः प्रभोः । चतुर्भुजा चतुर्वक्त्रा सर्वाभरणभूषिता
tatra māheśvarī kalpyā mūrtirmūrtimataḥ prabhoḥ | caturbhujā caturvaktrā sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā
وہاں مجسّم پروردگار کی ظاہر مُورت—ماہیشوری روپ—کا دھیان کرنا چاہیے۔ وہ چار بازوؤں اور چار چہروں والی، ہر طرح کے زیورات سے آراستہ ہے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
It teaches saguna-dhyāna: the mind is steadied by contemplating a definite, auspicious form of the Lord’s Śakti (Maheśvarī), through whom devotion matures toward liberation under Pati (Shiva).
The verse supports form-based worship: alongside Linga-upāsanā, one may meditate on the embodied manifestations of Shiva’s power—Maheśvarī—making the transcendent (nirguṇa) approachable through saguna symbols and icons.
A dhyāna practice is implied: visualize Maheśvarī as four-faced and four-armed, radiant and ornamented, then proceed with mantra-japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to stabilize attention and devotion.