शिवध्यानपूजनवर्णनम्
Description of Śiva Meditation and Worship
पञ्चमं स्फटिकप्रख्यमिन्दुरेखासमुज्ज्वलम् । अतीवसौम्यमुत्फुल्ललोचनत्रितयोज्ज्वलम्
pañcamaṃ sphaṭikaprakhyamindurekhāsamujjvalam | atīvasaumyamutphullalocanatritayojjvalam
Hình tướng thứ năm rực sáng như pha-lê, chói ngời bởi vệt trăng lưỡi liềm. Vô cùng hiền hòa, cát tường, và bừng lên ánh huy hoàng của ba con mắt mở rộng.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadashiva
It presents a Saguna contemplation of Shiva: crystal-like purity (transparent consciousness), the crescent moon (cool grace and mastery over time), and the three eyes (knowledge that burns ignorance), guiding the devotee toward liberation through reverent meditation.
The verse supports Saguna upasana—visualizing Shiva’s auspicious marks (Chandrashekhara, Trinetra). Such dhyana steadies the mind, which in Shaiva Siddhanta becomes a means to approach the Linga as the manifest sign of Pati (the Lord).
Practice Shiva-dhyana: meditate on the serene, crystal-bright Lord with the crescent moon and three eyes while repeating the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), cultivating calmness and inner clarity.