Shloka 34
काली-परिचयः / Himagiri Presents Kālī (Pārvatī) to Śiva
ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्याद्युक्त्वा बहुतरं महायोगी महेश्वरः । विरराम गिरीशं तं महायोगिवरः प्रभुः
brahmovāca | ityādyuktvā bahutaraṃ mahāyogī maheśvaraḥ | virarāma girīśaṃ taṃ mahāyogivaraḥ prabhuḥ
Brahmā sprach: Nachdem jener Mahāyogī—Maheśvara, der Herr—dies und noch vieles mehr gesagt hatte, verstummte er; jener Girīśa, der Höchste unter den Yogins, der allmächtige Meister, hielt darauf inne.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It highlights Śiva as Mahāyogī—whose teaching is vast, yet whose highest instruction also includes silence, pointing beyond words to direct realization of Pati (the Lord) as the liberating reality.
By naming Śiva as Maheśvara and Girīśa, the verse supports Saguna devotion—worshiping the Lord with attributes—while implying that His spoken guidance ultimately leads the devotee toward the transcendent truth indicated by His silence.
It suggests śravaṇa (listening to Śiva’s teaching) followed by dhyāna (silent meditation) to internalize it—ideally supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as a steady contemplative practice.