Shloka 37
Paramātma-Svarūpa-Nirṇaya: Strī–Puṃ–Napuṃsaka-Vicāra
Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms
प्रतिलोमात्मके हंसे वक्ष्यामि प्रणवोद्भवम् । तव स्नेहाद्वामदेव सावधानतया शृणु
pratilomātmake haṃse vakṣyāmi praṇavodbhavam | tava snehādvāmadeva sāvadhānatayā śṛṇu
प्रतिलोमात्मके हंसे प्रणवोद्भवं वक्ष्यामि; तव स्नेहात् वामदेव, सावधानतया शृणु।
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadashiva
Type: panchakshara
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse frames Om (Pranava) as a direct yogic revelation within the Haṃsa principle, indicating that attentive listening and right understanding of mantra leads the soul (paśu) toward the Lord (Pati) and liberation.
Pranava is a primary sonic form of Shiva’s presence; meditating on Om supports Saguna worship (including Linga-upasana) by concentrating the mind, while also pointing beyond form toward Shiva’s supreme, transcendent reality.
Focused pranava-japa and Haṃsa contemplation (linking breath with mantra awareness) is suggested—listening, retaining, and meditating carefully on Om as taught by Shiva.