अध्याय ४९ — विवाहानुष्ठाने ब्रह्मणः काममोहः
Brahmā’s Enchantment by Desire during the Wedding Rites
आद्यन्तावस्य यन्मध्यमिदमन्यदहम्बहिः । यतोऽव्ययः सनैतानि तत्सत्यम्ब्रह्म चिद्भवान्
ādyantāvasya yanmadhyamidamanyadahambahiḥ | yato'vyayaḥ sanaitāni tatsatyambrahma cidbhavān
Jene Wirklichkeit, in der Anfang und Ende enthalten sind und die die Mitte all dessen ist; die anders ist als «dies» und anders als «ich» und doch alles überragt—Er, das Unvergängliche Sein, aus dem diese (Erfahrungskategorien) hervorgehen, ist das Wahre, Brahman, das reine Bewusstsein: Du bist wahrlich Das.
Parvati
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
It points to Shiva as Satya-Brahman—imperishable Consciousness that transcends both the perceived world (idam) and the ego-sense (aham), and yet contains and supports the entire cycle of beginning, middle, and end—guiding the seeker toward liberation through right knowledge and devotion.
The Linga is revered as the sign of the formless (nirguna) Reality; this verse supplies the inner meaning of Linga-worship—seeing Shiva not merely as a deity with form, but as the conscious ground from which all forms and experiences arise and in which they dissolve.
Meditate with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while contemplating the witness-Consciousness beyond ‘I’ and ‘this’; support the practice with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudraksha as aids to steadiness, purity, and Shiva-remembrance.