Shloka 56
प्रणवमहिमा — The Greatness of the Praṇava (Om) as Śiva
सवितर्युदिते पश्चात्सावित्रीं प्राविशेत्क्रमात् । एषणानां त्रयं त्यक्त्वा प्रेषमुच्चार्य च क्रमात्
savitaryudite paścātsāvitrīṃ prāviśetkramāt | eṣaṇānāṃ trayaṃ tyaktvā preṣamuccārya ca kramāt
After the Sun has risen, one should then, in due sequence, enter upon the recitation of the Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī). Abandoning the three worldly cravings, one should also utter the proper ritual injunction (preṣa) in the prescribed order.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailāsa-saṃhitā teachings to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa
Type: gayatri
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that mantra-practice becomes spiritually fruitful when done with right timing, right order, and inner renunciation—specifically, giving up the three eṣaṇā-s (deep-seated worldly pursuits) so the mind turns toward Shiva as Pati, the liberating Lord.
In Shaiva daily discipline, Sandhyā and Sāvitrī-japa purify the practitioner before approaching Saguna Shiva in worship (including Linga-pūjā). The verse emphasizes preparatory purification—orderly practice and detachment—so external worship aligns with inner devotion.
It points to sunrise Sandhyā practice: commence Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī) japa in sequence, accompanied by the prescribed ritual utterance (preṣa), while cultivating vairāgya by consciously abandoning the three eṣaṇā-s.