Shloka 57
प्रणवमहिमा — The Greatness of the Praṇava (Om) as Śiva
शिखोपवीते संत्यज्य कटिसूत्रादिकं ततः । विसृज्य प्राङ्मुखो गच्छेदुत्तराशामुखोपि वा
śikhopavīte saṃtyajya kaṭisūtrādikaṃ tataḥ | visṛjya prāṅmukho gaccheduttarāśāmukhopi vā
بعد أن يطرح خصلة الشعر (śikhā) والخيط المقدّس (yajñopavīta)، ثم يُلقي أيضًا حزام الخصر وما يتصل به من العلامات، فليمضِ—مستقبلًا الشرق، أو مستقبلًا جهة الشمال—لأداء السلوك الشيفيّ المقرَّر.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It emphasizes inner Śaiva orientation over social identity—renouncing external markers to approach Shiva (Pati) with single-minded discipline, a step aligned with loosening pāśa (bondage) in Shaiva Siddhanta.
By instructing preparatory renunciation and directional focus, it frames Linga-worship as a purified approach to Saguna Shiva—external simplification supports steadiness in mantra, dhyāna, and ritual attention.
A preparatory act of letting go of external insignia and proceeding in an auspicious orientation (east or north), typically as a prelude to Śiva-upāsanā such as mantra-japa (e.g., pañcākṣarī) and disciplined observance.