Shloka 41
Kāla-vañcana (Overcoming/Outwitting Time) and the Pañcabhūta Basis of the Body
नव शब्दान्परित्यज्य तुंकारं तु समभ्यसेत् । ध्यायन्नेवं सदा योगी पुण्यैः पापैर्न लिप्यते
nava śabdānparityajya tuṃkāraṃ tu samabhyaset | dhyāyannevaṃ sadā yogī puṇyaiḥ pāpairna lipyate
Dengan meninggalkan sembilan bunyi yang lain, hendaklah seseorang berlatih hanya bunyi “tuṃ” semata-mata. Dengan bermeditasi demikian sentiasa, sang yogin tidak ternoda oleh pahala mahupun dosa.
Suta Goswami (conveying the Umāsaṃhitā’s yogic instruction as part of Shiva’s liberating teaching)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Mantra: tuṃ
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches nāda-based mantra contemplation that leads the yogin beyond karmic dualities; by steady inner absorption, one becomes unattached to both punya (merit) and papa (sin), moving toward Shiva-realization (Pati) beyond bondage (pāśa).
While Linga worship supports Saguna devotion through form and ritual, this verse emphasizes the inner, subtler practice of sound-contemplation that matures devotion into meditative absorption—leading from external worship toward the Nirguna depth of Shiva as pure consciousness.
A focused japa/mental repetition and meditation on the single syllabic sound “tuṃ,” withdrawing attention from other sounds and distractions, maintaining continuous dhyāna until the mind rests in stillness and non-attachment.