Shloka 39
Glorification of Vārāṇasī: Kapardīśvara Liṅga and the Piśācamocana Tīrtha
अलिंगमालोकविहीनरूपं स्वयंप्रभुं चित्पतिमेकरूपम् । तं ब्रह्मपारं परमेश्वरं त्वां नमस्करिष्ये न यतोऽन्यदस्ति
aliṃgamālokavihīnarūpaṃ svayaṃprabhuṃ citpatimekarūpam | taṃ brahmapāraṃ parameśvaraṃ tvāṃ namaskariṣye na yato'nyadasti
اے پرمیشور! تُو بے نشان ہے، حواس کی دسترس سے ماورا صورت والا؛ خود روشن، شعور کا مالک، ایک ہی غیر منقسم حقیقت۔ تُو برہمن سے بھی پرے ہے؛ تیرے سوا کچھ نہیں—میں تجھے نمسکار کرتا ہوں۔
Unspecified devotee/narrator (a hymn-like address to Parameśvara within the chapter context)
Concept: Nirliṅga, alaukika, svayaṃprabha consciousness-lord: the Supreme is beyond sensory grasp, one without a second.
Application: Daily meditation on self-effulgent awareness (cit) and reduction of external validation; cultivate inner silence before ritual action.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The scene avoids literal depiction: a near-formless luminous presence hovers as a single, calm radiance, with only a subtle suggestion of a three-eyed outline dissolving into light. The devotee bows at the threshold of perception, surrounded by fading symbols—liṅga, flame, and lotus—melting into pure brilliance to convey ‘no other exists’.","primary_figures":["Parameśvara (suggested, near-formless)","devotee"],"setting":"A dark, empty cosmic chamber like a meditation cave in the sky; minimal objects that dissolve into light, emphasizing alaukika (beyond sense).","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["pure white light","lampblack","smoky gray","pale gold","deep ultramarine"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: minimalist yet ornate—central self-effulgent oval of light with embossed gold leaf rays, faint tri-netra suggestion within the glow, devotee in añjali at the base, rich maroon border and gem-like accents framing an otherwise austere, transcendent composition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a quiet, dark meditation space with a soft, moonlike luminous presence, extremely delicate linework hinting at a dissolving deity-form, the devotee rendered with refined restraint, negative space used as theology.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outline of a simplified, iconic face that fades into a large white-gold aura, strong contrast against deep blue-black ground, stylized flame motifs receding, temple mural symmetry and contemplative stillness.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: deep indigo cloth with a central radiant mandala, lotus border motifs thinning toward the center to suggest dissolution of forms, a small devotee figure below, gold highlights and fine floral filigree framing the formless center."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["near-silence","single bell strike at start","tanpura drone","soft breath pauses"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अलिंगमालोकविहीनरूपं = अलिङ्गम् + आलोकविहीनरूपम्; चित्पतिमेकरूपम् = चित्पतिम् + एकरूपम्; यतोऽन्यदस्ति = यतः + अन्यत् + अस्ति (ऽ = अवग्रह).
FAQs
It indicates that the Supreme is not definable by external attributes or limiting identifiers; the divine reality transcends all conceptual labels and material characteristics.
It is a devotional salutation addressed directly to the Supreme, while affirming a non-dual claim: 'there is nothing apart from You,' presenting God as the sole ultimate reality.
It encourages humility and surrender—recognizing the self-effulgent, all-pervading Supreme as the highest refuge—and discourages attachment to limited, sense-bound conceptions of reality.