Shloka 27
प्रणवमहिमा — The Greatness of the Praṇava (Om) as Śiva
अष्टौ कलास्समाख्याता अकारे सद्यजाश्शिवे । उकारे वामरूपिण्यस्त्रयोदश समीरिताः
aṣṭau kalāssamākhyātā akāre sadyajāśśive | ukāre vāmarūpiṇyastrayodaśa samīritāḥ
‘अ’ अक्षरात सद्योजात-शिवाच्या आठ कला सांगितल्या आहेत. ‘उ’ अक्षरात वाम-रूपाच्या तेरा कला वर्णिल्या आहेत.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva mantra-tattva as taught in the Kailasa Samhita)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
Mantra: अष्टौ कलास्समाख्याता अकारे सद्यजाश्शिवे । उकारे वामरूपिण्यस्त्रयोदश समीरिताः
Shakti Form: Gaurī
Role: creative
FAQs
It teaches that sacred sound (the mantra’s syllables) is not merely phonetic: each syllable embodies specific kalās—Śiva’s operative powers—so mantra-japa becomes a direct approach to Pati (Śiva) through His revealed aspects like Sadyajāta and Vāma.
Sadyajāta and Vāma are Saguna revelations of Śiva (accessible forms/aspects). Understanding their kalās supports Linga worship by giving the devotee a precise contemplative map: the Linga is worshipped outwardly, while the mantra’s syllables are contemplated inwardly as Śiva’s living powers.
Mantra-japa with bhāvanā (contemplation): while repeating Śiva-mantra (especially in Panchākṣarī practice), meditate on the syllables as Śiva’s aspects and their kalās; this steadies attention, purifies bonds (pāśa), and supports yoga leading toward Śiva’s grace.