Shloka 22
प्रणवमहिमा — The Greatness of the Praṇava (Om) as Śiva
मकारः पुरुषो बीजी तमस्संहारको हरः । बिन्दुर्महेश्वरो देवस्तिरो भाव उदाहृतः
makāraḥ puruṣo bījī tamassaṃhārako haraḥ | bindurmaheśvaro devastiro bhāva udāhṛtaḥ
La syllabe « Ma » est proclamée être le Puruṣa, la semence (bīja), et Hara qui dissout le tamas (obscurité et inertie). Le Bindu est enseigné comme Maheśvara, le Seigneur, et décrit comme la puissance de voilement (tirobhāva).
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Mantra: मकारः पुरुषो बीजी तमस्संहारको हरः । बिन्दुर्महेश्वरो देवस्तिरो भाव उदाहृतः
FAQs
It identifies “Ma” as a mantra-principle of Hara who destroys tamas (spiritual inertia/ignorance) and links bindu with Maheśvara’s power of concealment (tirobhāva), explaining why the soul experiences limitation until grace and right knowledge arise.
Bindu is a subtle “seed” symbolically reflected in the Liṅga as the concentrated presence of Maheśvara. Worship of Saguna Śiva through liṅga-pūjā and Panchākṣarī-japa focuses the mind on that seed-source, moving from veiling (tirobhāva) toward revelation.
Panchākṣarī japa with attention on the syllable “Ma,” combined with a sattvic discipline (to reduce tamas), and bindu-dhyāna (one-pointed meditation at the subtle center) as a Shaiva method to seek Maheśvara’s clarifying grace.