Shloka 52
Kāla-vañcana (Overcoming/Outwitting Time) and the Pañcabhūta Basis of the Body
यश्चैकमनसा नित्यं तुंकारं ब्रह्मरूपिणम् । किमसाध्यं न तस्यापि यथामति वरानने
yaścaikamanasā nityaṃ tuṃkāraṃ brahmarūpiṇam | kimasādhyaṃ na tasyāpi yathāmati varānane
यः एकमनसा नित्यं तुंकारं ब्रह्मरूपिणम्। चिन्तयेत्, किमसाध्यं तस्य? यथामति वरानने।
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakshinamurti
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it is a mantra/nāda instruction highlighting a specific bīja-like syllable (tuṃ) as brahma-rūpa.
Significance: Supports mantra-centered sādhana often undertaken at Śiva temples; emphasizes ekāgratā (single-pointedness) as the key to siddhi and spiritual accomplishment.
Mantra: tuṃ
Shakti Form: Parvati
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse teaches that unwavering, single-pointed contemplation of a Shiva-mantra syllable identified with Brahman removes limitations and makes spiritual and worldly attainments possible, culminating in Shiva’s grace and liberation.
In Shaiva practice, mantra-japa and inner contemplation support external worship such as Linga-puja; the syllable is treated as Shiva’s living presence (Saguna support) while pointing to His supreme Brahman-nature (Nirguna truth).
It suggests daily, focused japa/dhyana with ekāgratā (one-pointedness) on the mantra-syllable “tuṃ,” undertaken according to one’s capacity, as a disciplined sadhana to gain siddhi and spiritual upliftment.