Shloka 38
The Greatness of Kāśī (Avimukta): Pilgrimage Calendar, Yātrā-Dharma, and the Network of Śiva-Liṅgas
एतद्रहस्यमाख्यातं तव स्नेहाद्वरानने । अकारं चाप्युकरं च मकारं च प्रकीर्तितम् ॥ ३८ ॥
etadrahasyamākhyātaṃ tava snehādvarānane | akāraṃ cāpyukaraṃ ca makāraṃ ca prakīrtitam || 38 ||
O du Schönangesichtige, aus Zuneigung zu dir habe ich dieses Geheimnis offenbart; und ich habe auch die Silben „A“, „U“ und „M“ verkündet.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames Praṇava-teaching as a guarded ‘rahasya’ (esoteric instruction) transmitted through compassion, highlighting Om (A-U-M) as a concentrated doorway to spiritual realization.
By emphasizing affectionate transmission and the proclamation of A-U-M, it points to mantra-upāsanā—devotional remembrance through Praṇava—as a direct support for inner devotion and liberation-oriented worship.
It implicitly draws on Śikṣā (Vedic phonetics) and mantra-vidyā: the precise articulation and understanding of the three phonetic units A, U, and M that constitute Praṇava.