तवाज्ञाचक्रस्थं तपनशशिकोटिद्युतिधरं परं शम्भुं वन्दे परिमिलितपार्श्वं परचिता। यमाराध्यन् भक्त्या रविशशिशुचीनामविषये निरालोकेऽलोके निवसति हि भालोकभुवने॥
tavājñā-cakrasthaṁ tapana-śaśi-kōṭi-dyuti-dharaṁ paraṁ śambhuṁ vandē parimilita-pārśvaṁ para-citā। yam ārādhyan bhaktyā ravi-śaśi-śucīnāma-viṣayē nirālōkē ’lōkē nivasati hi bhālōka-bhuvanē॥
Translation
I salute the supreme Shiva, bearing the brilliance of crores of suns and moons, situated in your command-chakra, closely united with you, the supreme consciousness. Worshipping him with devotion, one dwells in the pure realm beyond light, in the forehead-light world.
Word by word
- tava
- your
- ājñā-cakra
- command-chakra
- sthaṁ
- situated
- tapana
- sun
- śaśi
- moon
- kōṭi
- crore
- dyuti
- brilliance
- dharaṁ
- bearing
- paraṁ
- supreme
- śambhuṁ
- Shiva
- vandē
- I salute
- parimilita
- closely united
- pārśvaṁ
- side
- para-citā
- supreme consciousness
- yam
- whom
- ārādhyan
- worshipping
- bhaktyā
- with devotion
- ravi
- sun
- śucīnāma
- of pure ones
- viṣayē
- in realm
- nirālōkē
- beyond light
- alōkē
- in lightless
- nivasati
- dwells
- hi
- indeed
- bhālōka
- forehead-light
- bhuvanē
- in world
Meaning
Shiva, radiant with immense brilliance, resides in the Goddess’s ājñā-cakra (command-chakra, associated with the forehead), united with her as supreme consciousness (para-citā). Devotees worshipping him with her reach a transcendental realm (bhālōka-bhuvana), beyond ordinary light. In Śrīvidyā, this describes meditation on the Shiva-Shakti union in the ājñā-cakra, leading to spiritual illumination. The verse reflects Shakta tantra, emphasizing their inseparable unity and the path to liberation through devotion.