Shloka 56
प्रणवमहिमा — The Greatness of the Praṇava (Om) as Śiva
सवितर्युदिते पश्चात्सावित्रीं प्राविशेत्क्रमात् । एषणानां त्रयं त्यक्त्वा प्रेषमुच्चार्य च क्रमात्
savitaryudite paścātsāvitrīṃ prāviśetkramāt | eṣaṇānāṃ trayaṃ tyaktvā preṣamuccārya ca kramāt
सवितर्युदिते पश्चात् क्रमात् सावित्रीजपं प्रविशेत्। एषणात्रयं त्यक्त्वा प्रेषं चोच्चारयेत् यथाक्रमम्॥
Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailāsa-saṃhitā teachings to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa
Type: gayatri
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that mantra-practice becomes spiritually fruitful when done with right timing, right order, and inner renunciation—specifically, giving up the three eṣaṇā-s (deep-seated worldly pursuits) so the mind turns toward Shiva as Pati, the liberating Lord.
In Shaiva daily discipline, Sandhyā and Sāvitrī-japa purify the practitioner before approaching Saguna Shiva in worship (including Linga-pūjā). The verse emphasizes preparatory purification—orderly practice and detachment—so external worship aligns with inner devotion.
It points to sunrise Sandhyā practice: commence Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī) japa in sequence, accompanied by the prescribed ritual utterance (preṣa), while cultivating vairāgya by consciously abandoning the three eṣaṇā-s.