Shloka 43
Ṣaḍvidhārtha-Parijñāna: Praṇavārtha and the Sixfold Unity of Meaning (षड्विधार्थपरिज्ञानम् / प्रणवार्थपरिज्ञानम्)
बुद्धिश्च रसना पायू रस आपश्च पंचकम् । ब्रह्मणा वामदेवेन व्याप्तं भवति नित्यशः
buddhiśca rasanā pāyū rasa āpaśca paṃcakam | brahmaṇā vāmadevena vyāptaṃ bhavati nityaśaḥ
Intellect, the tongue, the anus, taste, and the element water—this fivefold group is at all times pervaded by Brahmā through the power of Vāmadeva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Vāmadeva
Type: rudram
Shakti Form: Gaurī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that even ordinary bodily and mental functions are sustained by divine pervasion—here linked to Vāmadeva—so the seeker should see the body as governed by Śiva’s power and cultivate purity and restraint to turn the same faculties toward liberation.
In Saguna worship, Śiva is contemplated as manifesting as the Panchabrahma powers; this verse connects an inner, embodied domain (buddhi, taste, water) to that divine governance, supporting Linga-upāsanā as both external worship and internal recognition of Śiva pervading all faculties.
A practical takeaway is discipline of the tongue and taste (mitāhāra, mantra-japa), purification associated with the water element (ācamanā, śuddhi), and meditative contemplation on Vāmadeva while offering water to the Śiva-liṅga as an inward act of cleansing and control.