Shloka 48
Vāmadeva-mata: Rahasya-upadeśa
The Esoteric Teaching of Vāmadeva’s Doctrine
वाचकेन समाहूतः पशून्मोचयते क्षणात् । तस्माद्वाचकतासिद्धिः प्रणवेन शिवम्प्रति
vācakena samāhūtaḥ paśūnmocayate kṣaṇāt | tasmādvācakatāsiddhiḥ praṇavena śivamprati
When He is invoked by His true indicator, He releases the bound souls in an instant. Therefore, the Praṇava (Oṁ) is established as the definitive signifier that points to Śiva.
Lord Shiva (teaching as the primary authority in the Kailāsa Saṃhitā discourse)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: ॐ (Praṇava as vācaka of Śiva)
Type: gayatri
Role: liberating
FAQs
It states a core Shaiva Siddhanta principle: the bound soul (paśu) is freed not by its own power alone, but by Śiva’s grace when Śiva is rightly invoked through His true indicator—here identified as the Praṇava (Oṁ).
Praṇava functions as the mantra-form that points to Śiva; in Saguna worship it accompanies Linga-pūjā as the audible ‘vācaka’ (signifier) that turns the mind toward the Lord who is worshipped in form, while ultimately indicating His supreme reality.
Japa and dhyāna of Praṇava (Oṁ) with devotion—using it as the direct invocation of Śiva—so the practitioner turns from bondage (pāśa) toward Śiva’s liberating grace.