Shloka 47
शब्दब्रह्मतनुवर्णनम् — Description of the Form of Śabda-Brahman
बभूवुरस्य चोत्पत्तिवृद्धिसंहारकारणम् । वर्णा एकाधिकाः षष्टिरस्य मंत्रवरस्य तु
babhūvurasya cotpattivṛddhisaṃhārakāraṇam | varṇā ekādhikāḥ ṣaṣṭirasya maṃtravarasya tu
This supreme mantra became the cause of creation, growth (preservation/expansion), and dissolution. Indeed, the letters of this most excellent mantra are sixty-one in number.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: Cosmic functions (utpatti–vṛddhi–saṃhāra) invoked as a metaphysical frame rather than a dated event.
FAQs
It presents Shiva’s mantra as a cosmic principle: through sound (mantra-śakti) the universe arises, is sustained, and is withdrawn—pointing to Shiva as Pati, the ultimate cause, and mantra-japa as a direct means to receive His grace.
In Saguna worship, the Linga is the stable form for devotion, while mantra is the subtle form of Shiva’s presence; this verse elevates mantra as an operative power behind the visible cosmos, harmonizing external Linga-pūjā with inner japa.
Regular mantra-japa with focused remembrance of Shiva—ideally alongside simple Shaiva observances like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa—emphasizing steady repetition and contemplative absorption.