नानावर्णस्वरूपाय वर्णानां पतये नमः । नमस्ते स्वररूपाय नमो व्यंजनरूपिणे
nānāvarṇasvarūpāya varṇānāṃ pataye namaḥ | namaste svararūpāya namo vyaṃjanarūpiṇe
Hommage à Toi dont la forme est la diversité des lettres, Seigneur de tous les phonèmes. Hommage à Toi comme voyelles, et hommage à Toi comme consonnes.
Brahmā (in praise of Śiva)
Tirtha: Kāśī (mantra-kshetra emphasis)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Purāṇic interlocutors within Kāśī-māhātmya frame
Scene: A cosmic vision where vowels and consonants appear as radiant garlands or glyphs emanating from Śiva, while the devotee offers salutations to each sound-form.
Sacred sound (śabda) is divine: all speech and mantra ultimately rest in Śiva.
Kāśī/Ānandavana as the seat where mantra, sound, and Śiva’s presence are especially celebrated.
No direct rite is stated; the verse supports mantra-japa and stotra as valid approaches to Śiva.