शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्
Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship
चतुर्भुजमुदाराङ्गं मुकुटादिविभूषितम् । वरदाभयहस्तं च शक्तिकुक्कुटधारिणम्
caturbhujamudārāṅgaṃ mukuṭādivibhūṣitam | varadābhayahastaṃ ca śaktikukkuṭadhāriṇam
Ngài có bốn tay, thân tướng cao quý và rực rỡ, trang nghiêm với mũ miện và các bảo sức khác. Một tay ban ân (varada), một tay ban vô úy (abhaya), và mang ngọn giáo śakti cùng phù hiệu hình gà trống làm ấn ký.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
The verse presents a Saguna (iconic) vision of the divine commander born of Shiva’s grace—boon-giving and fear-dispelling—showing that Shiva’s power (śakti) protects devotees and removes obstacles on the path to liberation.
In Shaiva tradition, the formless Linga is the supreme principle, while such described forms are compassionate manifestations for meditation and devotion; worship of these forms is understood as worship offered to Shiva’s own power and presence.
Meditate on the deity’s abhaya (fearlessness) and varada (boon) gestures while repeating the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya); offer simple worship (lamp, flowers) as an expression of bhakti to Shiva and his divine family.