Inner Strength, Resilience & Dispelling Fear
Shiva Dhyanam (Calm Mind & Fearlessness)
शान्तं पद्मासनस्थं शशधरमुकुटं पञ्चवक्त्रं त्रिनेत्रम् । शूलं वज्रं च खड्गं परशुमभयदं दक्षभागे वहन्तम् ॥
Śāntaṃ Padmāsanasthaṃ Śaśadharamukuṭaṃ Pañcavaktraṃ Trinetram | Śūlaṃ Vajraṃ Ca Khaḍgaṃ Paraśum Abhayadaṃ Dakṣabhāge Vahantam ||
Simple meaning
Meditations upon the peaceful Lord, seated calmly in the lotus posture, adorned with the cool crescent moon, holding instruments of wisdom and bestowing complete fearlessness upon all beings.
For kids
Visualizing a calm, unshakeable figure helps children sit still, take slow breaths, and realize that no matter how loud or chaotic things get outside, they have a calm center within.
Big idea
Somatic stillness, centering posture, and anxiety dissipation.
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Śāntam
Embodiment of supreme peace and serenity
Padmāsanastham
Seated steadily in the meditative lotus posture
Śaśadhara-Mukuṭam
Adorned with the cool crescent moon on the crown
Pañca-Vaktram
Possessing fivefold aspects of perception
Tri-Netram
Endowed with the three eyes of wisdom
Śūlam
Trident (mastery over past, present, future)
Vajram Ca
And thunderbolt of clarity
Khaḍgam
Sword of sharp discernment
Paraśum
Axe that cuts through attachment
Abhaya-Dam
Bestower of total fearlessness (Abhaya Mudra)
Dakṣabhāge
On the right side
Vahantam
Gracefully holding and displaying