अध्याय ४९ — विवाहानुष्ठाने ब्रह्मणः काममोहः
Brahmā’s Enchantment by Desire during the Wedding Rites
आद्यन्तावस्य यन्मध्यमिदमन्यदहम्बहिः । यतोऽव्ययः सनैतानि तत्सत्यम्ब्रह्म चिद्भवान्
ādyantāvasya yanmadhyamidamanyadahambahiḥ | yato'vyayaḥ sanaitāni tatsatyambrahma cidbhavān
那真实之体,含摄始与终,又为此一切之中道;既非“此”,亦非“我”,而复超越万有——由彼而起诸般经验之类者,乃不坏之有;彼即真、即梵、即纯然觉知——汝实即是彼。
Parvati
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
It points to Shiva as Satya-Brahman—imperishable Consciousness that transcends both the perceived world (idam) and the ego-sense (aham), and yet contains and supports the entire cycle of beginning, middle, and end—guiding the seeker toward liberation through right knowledge and devotion.
The Linga is revered as the sign of the formless (nirguna) Reality; this verse supplies the inner meaning of Linga-worship—seeing Shiva not merely as a deity with form, but as the conscious ground from which all forms and experiences arise and in which they dissolve.
Meditate with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while contemplating the witness-Consciousness beyond ‘I’ and ‘this’; support the practice with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudraksha as aids to steadiness, purity, and Shiva-remembrance.