नानावर्णस्वरूपाय वर्णानां पतये नमः । नमस्ते स्वररूपाय नमो व्यंजनरूपिणे
nānāvarṇasvarūpāya varṇānāṃ pataye namaḥ | namaste svararūpāya namo vyaṃjanarūpiṇe
السلام لك، يا من صورتُه حروفٌ شتّى، يا سيّدَ جميع الأصوات. السلام لك في هيئة الحركات، والسلام لك في هيئة الحروف الساكنة.
Brahmā (in praise of Śiva)
Tirtha: Kāśī (mantra-kshetra emphasis)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Purāṇic interlocutors within Kāśī-māhātmya frame
Scene: A cosmic vision where vowels and consonants appear as radiant garlands or glyphs emanating from Śiva, while the devotee offers salutations to each sound-form.
Sacred sound (śabda) is divine: all speech and mantra ultimately rest in Śiva.
Kāśī/Ānandavana as the seat where mantra, sound, and Śiva’s presence are especially celebrated.
No direct rite is stated; the verse supports mantra-japa and stotra as valid approaches to Śiva.