नन्दिकेश्वरशिवलिङ्गमाहात्म्यवर्णनम्
The Māhātmya of the Nandikeśvara Śiva-liṅga
अथ सा सुव्रता नारी शिवध्यानपरायणा । तस्मिन्दृष्टिं दधौ नैव कामदृष्ट्या मुनीश्वराः
atha sā suvratā nārī śivadhyānaparāyaṇā | tasmindṛṣṭiṃ dadhau naiva kāmadṛṣṭyā munīśvarāḥ
Khi ấy, người phụ nữ đức hạnh đó, vốn hoàn toàn tận hiến cho việc thiền định về Thần Śiva, đã không hề nhìn hắn bằng ánh mắt dục vọng—hỡi những bậc hiền triết cao quý nhất.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
It highlights śuddhi (inner purity) as a mark of true Śiva-bhakti: one established in Śiva-dhyāna does not allow desire to color perception, supporting steadiness on the path to liberation under Pati (Śiva).
Linga/Saguṇa-Śiva worship trains the mind to see the divine presence rather than an object of craving; this verse reflects that devotional discipline—turning attention from kāma to contemplation of Śiva.
Practice Śiva-dhyāna with sense-restraint (indriya-nigraha), supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a disciplined vrata—especially fitting for Mahāśivarātri observances.