Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69
अर्धमात्रा च या मूर्ध्नि परमः स सदाशिवः । एवमोंकारमाहात्म्यं श्रुतिरेषा सनातनी
ardhamātrā ca yā mūrdhni paramaḥ sa sadāśivaḥ | evamoṃkāramāhātmyaṃ śrutireṣā sanātanī
اور جو نصف ماترا سر کے تاج پر ٹھہرتی ہے، وہی برتر حقیقت—سداشیو ہے۔ یوں اومکار کی عظمت ہے؛ یہ شروتی کی ازلی تعلیم ہے۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative convention)
Scene: A yogin or teacher intones Oṃ; A-U-M appear as three luminous bands, while a subtle crescent-dot (ardhamātrā/bindu) rises to the crown, revealing Sadāśiva as a serene, five-faced or effulgent form dissolving into pure light.
FAQs
Beyond the audible A-U-M is a subtle ‘half-measure’ pointing to the transcendent Supreme, identified here as Sadāśiva.
No location is specified; the focus is mantra-metaphysics and Śaiva theology of Oṃ.
No explicit prescription; it supports contemplative Oṃ-upāsanā (meditation on Oṃ and its subtle culmination).