THE INNER MEANING OF THE SIVA LINGA

[We publish below the first instl!ent of n rti"le on the bo#e sub$e"t fro! #lue% frien% of ours& He is
'oo% stu%ent of Si# Si%%hnt( both in its Ve%nti" n% A'!i" spe"ts( n% is espe"ill) #er) stron' in
the Mntr n% Tntr portions& The sub$e"t is 'oo% %el obs"ure% b) i'norn"e( pre$u%i"e( n% blin%
bi'otr)( thou'h *rofessor Wilson lon' 'o %e"lre% tht he sw nothin' ob$e"tionble in this s"re%
s)!bol& The wor% literll) !ens nothin' !ore thn +S)!bol,+ n% rell) 'oo% e-position of the sub$e"t
fro! the stn% point of our n"ient Mntr n% Tntr Sstr will be #luble& It is not n) frfet"he% or
i!'inr) e-plntion tht re tte!pte% here but our frien% .uotes te-t fro! the Shstr for e#er) one of
his e-plntions& The rti"le will be spe"ill) #luble s it will "ontin nu!erous "ittions fro! the A'!
Shstrs whi"h h#e not )et seen the li'ht of %)& E%itor/
A& RENGASAMI I0ER&
The ob$e"t of the present rti"le is to re!o#e the !ost erroneous i%e entertine% re'r%in' the Holiest of
Hin%u 1 n) uni#ersl 1 S)!bol( #i2 3 the Si#1Lin'& To Sw!i Vi#e4nn%( we owe %eep %ebt of
'rtitu%e for retrie#in' the honour of this An"ient S)!bol of the ln% of 5hrt& He %i% his best to
repu%ite the oft1repete%( but erroneous( e-plntion of the Si#1Lin' s *hlli" e!ble!& When Gust#
Oppert( ltel) of the *resi%en") 6olle'e( M%rs( re% pper in Lon%on on the Si#1Lin' e-plinin' it s
*hlli" e!ble!( the Swni who ws then present in the u%ien"e refute% it n% estblishe% wht it trul)
!ent& The Lon%on 7il) 6hroni"le reporte% the s!e in the followin' !nner& 8The Sw!i si% tht the
worship of the Si#1Lin'! ori'inte% fro! the f!ous lin'! in the Athr# Ve% S!hit sun' in prise
of the 0upst!bh( the s"rifi"l post& In tht h)!n %es"ription is foun% of the be'innin' less n%
en%less St!bh or s4h!b( n% it is shown tht the si% S4h!b is put in pl"e of the eternl 5rh!n&
As( fterwr%s( the s"rifi"il fire( its s!o4e( shes n% fl!es( the so! plnt n% the o- tht use% to "rr)
on its b"4( the woo% for the Ve%i" s"rifi"e '#e pl"e to Si#+s bo%)( his )ellow !tte%1hir( his blue
throt( n% the bull( the 0up1st!b '#e pl"e to the Si# Lin'! n% ws rise% to the Hi'h 7e#hoo%
of Sri Sn4r& In the Athr# Ve% S!hit the s"rifi"il "ows re lso prise% with the ttributes of the
5rh!n& In the Lin' *urn( the s!e h)!n is e-pn%e% in the shpe of stories !ent to estblish the
'lor) of the 'ret St!bh n% superiorit) of Mh%e#&8 Lter on he s)s 8the e-plntion of the Si#
Lin'! s *hlli" e!ble! be'n in In%i in her !ost thou'htless n% %e'r%e% ti!es&8 0es in her
thou'htless %)s( n% sh!eless %)s too( when the internl .urrels between the %ifferent se"ts were
hi'hl) r!pnt n% were w'e% with n i!pl"ble htre% n% when the !in%s of her !en were so
notoriousl) plsti" s to re"ei#e n) 4in% of i!pressions& The stor) of the Lin' be"o!in' sun%ere% b)
"urse %oes not t ll ""ount for the ori'in of the Lin'( but the suppose%( n% fn"iful too( rese!bln"e to
the 'eniti#e or'ns n% the ppelltion of Lin' s pplie% to both( ""ounts for the stor)& It ws 'enerl
pr"ti"e in nti.uit) to in#ent fi"titious tles for the purpose of e-plinin' n!es of whi"h the ori'in ws
lost in obs"urit)& It !ust be %!itte% tht the worship of the Lin' ws l!ost uni#ersl in this ln% %urin'
the ti!e of Mhbhrt( n% it !ust lso be %!itte% tht lon' 'es !ust h#e elpse% between the ti!e
tht it ws first intro%u"e% n% the ti!e when it ws uni#ersll) worshippe%& There were innu!erble
te!ples in those ti!es& The 9 sons of *n%u( the :ur#s( the wrriors li4e Aswth!( ll 5rh!ins( Sri
:rishn( Rishis li4e V)s n% l!ost ll were worshippers of Lin' or Vi'rh& While on the one hn% it
'ine% in its populrit)( or( the other hn%( it lost !u"h& The thi"4 !ist of 'es be'n t first to %i! the true
si'nifi"n"e of the s)!bol( till in the lon' %istn"e of ti!e the si'nifi"n"e ws so entirel) lost( tht people
t "o!prti#el) lter st'e be'n to t- their in'enuit) to unr#el the !)steries n% be'n to refer to
their i!'intion for this purpose& Mn) of the in%e"ent pr"ti"es s re !entione% in the So!( L'u%(
:pli4 n% 5hir#( *n"hrtr( V! S4t n% other tntrs be'n to pper then& Theories hitherto
unher% of were pro!ul'te% n% were belie#e%& The Vishn#ite be'n to hte the Si#ite n% the ltter
#i"e1#ers( n% interpolte te-ts of their own i!'intion& With referen"e to the Mhbhrt( the Si#ite(
the Sh4t n% the Vishn#ite re ll unni!ous in s)in' tht it "ontins interpoltions n% s"orin' out of
te-ts& It is left to s"holrs therefore to tr"e out wht re true n% wht re not true& Thou'h it !) t first
pper to pre#ent so!e %iffi"ulties( )et little %i#in' %eep into the sub$e"t will p#e the w) for "orre"tl)
un%erstn%in' the thin's( for( fortuntel)( the true e-plntions of ll those s)!bols re not "o!pletel)
i'nore%( !u"h less eff"e%& In the Mhbhrt there re referen"es bout the Sn4h)( 0o'( *n"hrtr(
Ve%s n% *supths& In the 7ron pr#( Mh%e# is si% to be the uthor of the Ve%s( *n"hrtr(
*supth n% other s"ien"es& Sn4h)( 0o'( *n"hrtr( Ve%s n% *supth re the %ifferent reli'ions&
0u%histir s4s :rishn 8Tell !e how Vi4nss spe4 bout )ou n% how *n"hrtrs;8 n% :rishn
e-plins the s!e to hi!& Referen"e in <ttr1R!)n bout *n"hrtr n% *supth re #er) "ler(
n% so there re referen"es of these A'!s in :oor!( Lin'( Vrh n% V!n n% other purns& In
ll these *urns there re so!e whi"h "li! 'reter nti.uit) thn others& The Lin' *urn n% the V)u1
s!hit re !on' the ol%est bein' #oi% of ll e!bellish!ents of st)le( n% of fi'ures( s re foun% in lter
ones& The) re .uite r"hi" in st)le n% re stri"tl) the <pbrh!ns of the <pnish%s n% the) "ontin
#iews of the s)!bols& I %o not s) tht the other purns "ontin %ifferent #iews n% I "n point out tht
these ltter purns too repro%u"e "lerer #iews of the s!e( but I s) tht in point of nti.uit)( the) re the
ol%est& In these *urns( referen"es bout the A'!s re #er) nu!erous& As to wht the A'!s te"h( it
is enou'h to .uote the opinion of the lte lerne% Sw!i Vi#e4nn%& 8The Tntrs represent the Ve%i"
rituls in !o%ifie% for!( n% before n) one $u!ps into the !ost bsur% "on"lusions bout the!( I will
%#ise hi! to re% the Tntrs in "onne"tion with the 85rh!ns8 espe"ill) of the 8A%h#r)8 portion&
An% !ost of the 8Mntrs8 use% in the Tntrs will be foun% t4en #erbti! fro! these 5rh!ns&8
Fro! the #er) n"ient ti!es( the pr"ti"es s estblishe% in the A'!s h#e "ontinue% unltere%& Te!ples
re bein' built in the s!e fshion& The s!e obser#n"es re obser#e% n% the s!e Mntrs re repete%&
Literte or illiterte( the Gurus of the Si# te!ple obser#e the poo$h n% other "ere!onies in tht self s!e
!nner s their fore1fthers %i% on the bn4s of the Gn'es thousn%s of )ers 'o& It stn%s to reson
therefore tht these obser#n"es shoul% h#e been lon' pr"tise% !ore or less in tht self s!e !nner s
we fin% the! %epi"te% in the tretises( before the) were "tull) re%u"e% to writin'& The tretises
the!sel#es shoul% h#e onl) "opie% those obser#n"es s the) were in #o'ue in those ti!es& Thus( fro!
those re!ote ti!es %own to the present ti!e( the obser#n"es "ontinue to be the s!e n% will "ontinue to
be so( till lst reli" of te!ple worship is left in this "ountr)& 7o not the 5rh!ins of the present %) for!
the 6pe 6o!orin to the Hi!l)s( be the) re!o#e% fro! e"h other b) n) nu!ber of "usto!s or
%o'!s( be the) i!!erse% in the #erbl whirlpools of 7#it( A%#it n% Visisht%#it( "ontinue to offer
the s!e pr)ers of =I!! !e Vrun> et"&( !ntrs( whi"h their n"estors use% to offer to Vrun et"&( on
the bn4s of the In%us& Thus( in or%er to h#e "orre"t n% su""in"t i%e of the s)!bols( we !ust refer to
these s"ien"es whi"h lone h#e trie% to e-plin the !)steries "onne"te% with the!& Those s"ien"es re the
A'!s n% the Silp1sstrs& Let the <pnish%s( the *urns n% the Ithihss "ontin in "hpter fter
"hpter eulo'iu!s of these s)!bols( let 5o%h)n in his Nit)poo$ Vi%hi( *rtisth#i%hi n%
*r%oshpoo$ Vi%hi( As#l)n in his Sool'#( Apsth!b in his Isn1bli( :t))n n% S%)
?sh% in their 'rih)s offer prises of Si#1lin' or Si# Vi'rh( still we !ust onl) turn to the A'!s&
Hen"e Hr%tt( the uthor of the <$$#l "o!!entr) on the Apsth!b Sutrs( obser#es in his
Srutisoo4thi!l thus( 8?ust s the 4lps stn% to the Ve%i" s"rifi"es( so Th) A'!s stn% for Th)
%h)n( et"&8
Wht then is Lin'& It !ens 8 S)!bol&8 The V)4rnis ='r!!rins> n% the Mi!!s4s h#e
profusel) use% this wor% in this sense& The le-i"o'rphers h#e other wor%s to %enote the !le or'n( n%
the N!lin'nussn of A!rsi!h( espe"ill) in the Nnrth Vr' e!plo)s the wor% in the sense of
n) hu!n or'n& Wh) then of the so !n) other s)!bols pre#ilin' in this "ountr)( this s)!bol lone
shoul% be ter!e% pre1e!inentl) s the 8S)!bol&8 5e"use this lone hs been re'r%e% pre1e!inentl) s
e!ble! of the 8Gret un4nown&8
We !) t the outset s) tht the Lin' stn%s for the s"re% fire of the ol% 80'n Sls(8 while the te!ple
itself stn%s for the s"rifi"il 'roun%s 1 be the si% te!ple built s the Hri%) prsthrs su"h s the
te!ple of 6hi%!br!( or Srirprsthr s in other pl"es& The ol% 0upst!b of the 0'nsl is the
7w$s t!b of the Si# Al)& The Altr is the 5lipit! n% the shes re the 5hs!( while the *su
=#i"ti!> of the ol% s"rifi"e is the bull or nn%i& While one bull ner the %w$st!b is the *su( nother
bull on the other si%e of the 5lipit! stn%s for the free% one n% hen"e "lle% Nn%i or Go%&@
[@ (
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We re en$oine% in the Sstrs tht we shoul% on no ""ount "ross between the An% Nn%i n% Si#lin'!&
The penlt) for trns'ressin' this in$un"tion is 'ret& The first Nn%i ner the %w$st!b "orrespon%s to
the soul boun% b) the B pss( An#( :r!( n% M)( n% the An% Nn%i on the other si%e of the
5lipit! =the ltr where the #i"ti! is s"rifi"e%> represents the soul free% fro! the pss& The An% nn%i
hs offere% itself s n obltion into the s"re% fire of 5rh!n& No one "n seprte the offerin' fro! the
fire into whi"h it hs been offere%& The priest who offi"ites in this s"rifi"e of the At! is li4e "lle% the
7i4shit& The Ritwi"4s here re the S%h41A"hr)s& The !ntr +Vonsht+ pl)s n i!portnt prt in this
0' s in the ol% s"rifi"es& In the ol% )'s su"h s Gru%"h)n et"&( "ertin !oun%s were ere"te%
while there ws lso other !inor 4un%s n% !n%ls n% Ve%is& This is Howthri& In ll "ts %one in the
Si#l) fro! :rshn to *rthisht n% fro! *rthisht to Oots# n% fro! Oots# to *r)s"hitt(
so!e of the s!e pro"esses re repte% nu!ber of ti!es& The "onstru"tion of 4un%s( !ntps( n% the
perfor!n"e of "ere!onies thereto( ho!s( rerin' of pli4s re ll repete% se#erl ti!es& 7urin' the
5lstpn( *#itrots#( 0's( Lin'1stpn( Nrutt Sb( Vi!n stpn( Sool stpn *rs% n%
Gopur1stpn %urin' "r1stpn et"&( re repete%& The A"hr)( who hs h% A"hr)1bhishe4 %one
to hi!( is the fit !n to estblish both the sthir lin' n% 6hr lin'& The Sthir lin' =i!!o#eble
e!ble!> is the lin' in the te!ple n% "hr lin' is the A"hr)& 5oth of the! be"o!e ob$e"ts of worship
n% both of the! be"o!e 'o%+s e!ble! b) the s!e 4in% of pro"esses& Hen"e the A'! s)s3
8Sth#r! ?n'!! "hi# Lin'! 7#i#i%h! Ish)the1Sth#r! Sthpith! Lin'! ?n'!!
7i4shit! Vi%uhu ?n'!s)#!#en Sth#r! nishphl! 5h#et&8
8St#r =i!!o#eble> n% ?n'! re two 4in%s of lin's& The st#r lin' is the one estblishe% in the
te!ple n% the %i4shit is the ?n'! lin'& The st#r lin' worship will be of no #il if )ou h#e no
re'r% for the ?n'! lin'&8 The A'!s !ention C 4in%s of lin's& The) re the Gopurs( Si4hr(
portls *r4rs =Wlls>( 5lipit!( the Ar"h4( n% the lin' in the inner sn"tur)&
8Gopur! Si4hr! 7#r! *r4r! 5lipeet4!( Ar"h4! Moollin'!"h Spt Lin'!thu
7rs)eth&8
The 5lipeet! is "lle% the 5h%r1lin'!& It is on the 5lipit! tht the %eo#tee is "on#erte% into Si#!&
Hen"e it is "lle% the 5h%r lin'& The Si4hr is i%enti"ll) the Mool lin' s we shll herefter show&
The portls n% the pr4rs re Si# lin' s the) re!in% us of the Eternl Lor%& In ll these n% in the
thousn% n% one referen"es( the wor% 8Lin'8 is use% in the sense of +S)!bol8& Thus Si#lin'! is tht
S)!bol whi"h re!in%s us of the 8<n4nown 7eit)8 resi%in' o#er ll the uni#erse& We si% tht the te!ple is
the ol% )'sl& Wht is the !ost i!portnt thin' in the )'s; 6ertinl) the s"re% Fire& If the psu is
Nn%i n% the 5lipit! is the pl"e where the #i"ti! is s"rifi"e%( where is the s"re% fire in this )' sl
in whi"h the Ah!1ho! is perfor!e%; 6ertinl) tht is the lin'& Thus the lin' shootin' upwr%s is the
pillr of fire "li!bin' upwr%s& Those who re ".uinte% with the eternl s the *supthi 1 8I!! *su!
*supthe the A%) 5%n!i(8 8I now tie this psu for thee( oh *supthi(8 s)s the Ve%& +A#or$n!
A%h#rs) Ru%r!(8 =Ru%r who is the 4in' of s"rifi"es>& 8Ghthpthi! Me%hpthi! Ru%r!8 =Ru%r
the lor% of the slin n% the !rrow>& 8A)! So!h :pr%ine 4rith!8 =This so! is perfor!e% for the
one with bri%e% hir> 8Row%ri Vi Gowh8 =This "ow belon's to Ru%r> re the Srutis& The AD )'ns( C
p4 )'s( C h#ir)'ns n% C so!)'ns re ll propitite% to Ru%r& The :r!4n% s)s3 +E4 e#
Ru%ro n%#iti)) tsthe(8 8Esh! Ish *supthihi *soon! "hthushp%!(8 Eth#ntho #i *s#h
7wip%"hthushp%s"h(8 8Ths!th Ru%rh *soon! A%hi pthihi(8 Ru%r lone stn%s without
se"on%81 n% the Gnn4n% =<pnish%s> repro%u"es the s!e in hi'her sense 1 8E4ohi Ru%ro
n%withi)) thstheehu 1 ) I!n Lo4n A%hi Srithh 1 ) Ise s) 7#ip%h "hthushp%h 4s!i
7e#) H#ish Vi%e!8 8Ru%r is the *supthi n% the psus re these two le''e% n% four le''e%
bein's&8 8*soo'u!sth'u!s"h4re V)#)n 1 Arn)n 1 Gr!)s"h )e 1 Th! 0'n! 5rhishi
*row4sh! 1 *urush! ?th! A'rthh 1 The! 7e# A)$nth 1 0'nen )'n! A)nth 7e#h&8
+The bir%s( the bests n% !en be"!e psus& The %e#s s"rifi"e% the first born purush&8 The <pnish%s
too borrow the s!e ln'u'e& +Vrth!ethth *supth! *sups Vi!o4sh)8( +Gnt# 7e#!
Mu"h)the sr# *sihi8( 8Gnt# 7e#! sr# *sphnihi8( 8Vis#roopi4ps!8(
87h)nnir!thnbh)sth *s! 7hthi *n%ithh&8
In%ee% in ll the At)sr!opnish%s su"h s the S#etes#tr this *supthi is prise%& Thus if there is
truth in the f"t tht the Al)s re onl) s"rifi"l 'roun%s in hi'her sense( then the s"re% fire !ust be the
si#lin'& If the si#lin' %oes not stn% for the +S"re% fire8 wht else "oul% it represent( espe"ill) when
there is 5lipit!( *su n% 0upst!b before it& The ol% Irnin h#e perpetute% the Eternl One
in the for! of 8fire8, n% the Ar)ns too !i'ht h#e h% the #er) s!e e!ble! of fire in their publi" pl"es
of worship& Wh) h% the) represente% the fire in the for! of stone pillr; The nswer is plin enou'h&
The) h% not onl) to represent the s"rifi"il fire( but lso the s"rifi"il !oun%( the s"rifi"il post n% the
#i"ti! to be s"rifi"e%& All this the) represente% in the s!e 4in% of !teril& Their i%e ws not onl) to
represent the 8<n4nown *rin"iple8 in the resplen%ent for! of fire( but lso to perpetute the wor4in' of
*supthi in His !nifol% w)s( without lterin' His for! s pillr of fire& In one n% the s!e pl"e(
the) h% perpetute% the nture of the *thi( the *su n% the *ss( of the BE ttws resol#in' into the B
4in%s of M) #i2&( the Moolpr4riti( the Asu%%h !) n% the :util =Su%%h !)> "ontrolle% b) the
I"h"h( Gnn( n% :ri) S4tis of the Lor%( of the 9 4in%s of prn#( in%ee% of the wor4in's of the
7i#ine Lor% n% of the en% n% i! of ll "retion& Hen"e it is( the) h#e estblishe% the te!ples fro! the
Hi!l)s to the 6pe 6o!orin in the s!e 'rnite ro"4s& This lin'! of fire is !%e to rest on pit!& In
so!e "ses the pit! "n be re!o#e%& This *it! too is in so!e pl"es "ir"ulr =Vrith4r> n% t other
pl"es s.ure =6htursr>& 5ut the !ost "o!!on one is the "ir"ulr pit!& I!'ine lotus supporte% on its
lon' stl4 while its petls re open& There re whorls of petls risin' one o#er the other& In the !i%st of this
flower )ou see s!ll o#r) of )ellow "olour with s!ll )ellow "oloure% st!ens roun% it n% with pollen
sti"4in' to the! in the "entre& Here )ou see lin'!& It is onl) in referen"e to this the A'! s)s 8*tti4
4n$ 4ntb$ ptti4 %)prthri4&8 This b$ =lotus> "ontins ptti4( ne"4 et"&
The followin' stn2 fro! the wor4s of Sri <l'u%) n)nr will "lerl) show the nture of the Si#lin'&
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The tn4 is An#& The soil is 4r!& The root is M)& The AF ttws fro! prithi#i to *r4riti( the stl4&
The G petls re the C #i%) tt#s n% su%%h#i%)& The 4esrs =st!ens> re the Is#r tt#s n%
S%4) tt#& The pistil of the flower is the S4ti tt#& The N%h n% bin%u for! the o#r)&8 Here( prt
fro! the At! Vi%) tt#s n% su%%h#i%)( the lin' proper is !%e up of Is#r n% S%4)( 5in%u n%
N%u ttws& The A'! "hr)s pres"ribe internl s well s e-ternl poo$s n% Ho!s& The hert is the
pl"e of poo$ n% the Nbhi =b%o!en> is the pl"e for ho!& 6orrespon%in' to the hert there is pl"e
of worship outsi%e( n% "orrespon%in' to the Nbhi there is the Si#'nihotr 4un%!& A true si#ite is
en$oine% to %o both the poo$ n% ho!( both internll) n% e-ternll)& He lone who hs %one the poo$ in
the hert is .ulifie% to %o the poo$ outsi%e& In%ee% without Si# poo$h in the hert( there "nnot be
poo$h outsie%& Si!ilrl)( without the ho! in the Nbhi( there "nnot be 'nihotr in the fire pot outsi%e&
The hert is lotus( the nbhi 4un% is nother lotus& Si!ilrl) the lin' outsi%e is %es"ribe% to be sete% in
lotus( n% the fire1pot outsi%e is lotus& After the "o!pletion of the poo$ n% the ho! internll) n%
e-ternll)( there is the pl"e for S!%hi =%eep "onte!pltion>& The set for tht in the inner si%e is the
5rin, n% outsi%e( he is re.uire% to sele"t lonel) pl"e for %oin' this S!%hi& The brin too is lotus&
The lotus of the hert is "onsi%ere% to possess G petls n% the lotus of the brin thousn% petls& Of "ourse(
in ll these #rious flowers there re lin's& The lin's re ll $)othies or "ollo.uill) pillrs of fire&
Sree!t A'hor Si#"hr) in his Nit)nushtn rules obser#es thus re'r%in' the "onte!pltion of the
Lor% in the 5rin&
8Vowsh%nth Moolen Si4hnthrsth%%ho !u4h p%!sr#%!ruth %hrbhibi S4l
N%i!u4h! pr#ishtbhihi Sbh)bh)ntr! sr# srur!pl#)( Hri%)e Nl *tr 4rni4
roop! *%!! A4r%i Mtrtr) )u4then *rn#en Su%%h Vi%)t!4! Asn!( Tht4rni4)!
pur)sht4! "hthush4len *rn#en A#thrn! 5hu#)ih ths!in 7w%snthsth! 5in%u
Roop! Si#!)! At!n! *n"h4le# *oor4en Srish) s!nee) 1 ?)othirup! s!sthp)
Vowsh%nth s4thi !ntro"hr#en 4shub% s4thi *risruth 5hul!ruth *r#hen
Abhishi!"h)eth&8
+Wettin' his bo%) ll o#er with the %is"hr'es of the hone) =ne"tr> e-u%in' fro! the lotus whose petls re
blown %ownwr%s( n% thin4in' tht the hert is lotus possessin' stl4( petls( 4rni4 =bu%> n%
!4in' it the set of Su%%h Vi%) n% setin' on it( the At! of the nture of Si#( of the for! of 5in%u(
on t4in' hi! %own fro! his set in the 5rin =7w%snt> n% estblishin' the Lor% of the for! of
?)othis( this At! !ust !4e bhishe4!s to the Lor% with the wters of S4ti !%e to flow ll roun%&8
8Th%!i *oor# # %n'n)s! Vi%h) Hrinnbhi 5in%u Sthnni *oo$ Ho! s!%hin! sthnni
sn4lp) V4sh) !n 4r!en 5h#opnith *ushp%)ihi Anthr Hri%p%!e si#! sr#op"hrihi
Mns s!poo$)8( 8Nbhi 4un%e swtssi%%h'now Gnnnl! N)seth( Ththh soor))uth(
s!prb! Hri% pun%ri4 Mn%h)ththu sushu!nen 0thnl! 7#%snthe *%e 0o$)! The$h
*un$ *in$r!( Then Vin)sth Mr'en Gunnl! si#! s!poo$) *oor44rishten 5in%u
prsruth( A!ruth roopen A$)en Ho!! :rith#( Authh *oo$ith! 7e#) s!rpi)( *oo$!
s!rp) 5in%ow sr#tho!u4h! sphurth Thr44r! Is#r! 7h)t#( 5hibipoo$)!ithi
*rrth) Lb%h( nu'n) 1 sthn su%%hi! s!"hreth&8
8Then !4in' the n'n)s s before ="on#ersion of one+s bo%) into tht one in whi"h it will be fit for 'o%
t4e his set>( thin4in' in his !in%( the hert( the n#el( n% the 5rin s pl"es respe"ti#el) for !4in'
poo$h( ho! n% S!%hi( n% worshippin' Si#! in the lotus of the hert with ll respe"t %ue to Hi!
with the flowers of Ahi!s et"&( in the !nner hereun%er to be %es"ribe% blow up into fl!e =4un%> the
fire of Gnn in the fire pot of N#el& Then we shoul% pour Si#( the fire of wis%o!( the thi"4 "luster of
Te$s( of the sheen of thousn% suns( the 'hee ne"tr flowin' fro! the 5in%u& The ?#l or fl!e is si% to
rise fro! the n#el n% re"h the 7w%snt throu'h the hert s throu'h the N%i of Sushu!n& The lon'
bl2in' fl!e is here the lin'& In the hert lotus 'o% is ?)othirup n% in the n#el( 'o% is Gnnnl(
Te$hpun$ pinr& The wter to be poure% o#er the lin' in the hert lotus is S4thi :shub% s4ti
prsruthbhul!ruth pr#h! n% the 'hee to be poure% o#er the fl!e of fire risin' fro! the n#el is
5in%u prsnth A!ruth roopen $) 5in%u& The wter n% the 'hee re the s!e 1 S4ti& He shoul% then
offer ll the fruits of poo$ to the Lor% n% "onte!pltin' Is#r in the 5in%u stn =5rin> s shinin' str
=spurth thr44r with f"es on ll si%es sr#tho =!u4h> t4e =nu'n> his "o!!n%s n% re.uest hi!
tht he !) be llowe% to %o poo$ outsi%e n% with the per!ission so obtine%( he !ust sele"t pl"e
outsi%e for %oin' the poo$ n% !ust wsh the pl"e et"& After !4in' the Sthn su%%hies n% Mntr
Su%%hies( the %e#otee !ust %o poo$h outsi%e&8 Thus the *%%hthi4r "ontinues
8Mown! Asth) Mntrn Hrs# 7eer'h *luth 4r!en O!4r%i N!onthn <"hr) Mntr
su%%hi! 4ur)th&8&&& Th%nu poor#r"hit! poo$! G)thri) s!poo$)( Asthren Lin' *in%i4e
*r4shol)( s!n) Ar'h) ?len bhishi"h) "hl lin' Asht pushpe4) Asn !oorth) Moolir#
Abhishi"h)( )#%i "hoornen Viroo4sh)&& Moolen *n"h#r! 5rh!bhi rn'is"h swhnthihi
V)o! #)p)%i# V11 shsr %hr)"h su'n%h sithl ?len N!4e "h!4 *urush soo4th
Mnthren )thesht!bhi shi"h)( Gn%ho%4en sthpith si#4lsenpi s!snp)( *s"ht
Hri%)en Ar'h)$len Abhishi"h)( su%%h Vsthren so!!ru$) *eete s!rop)eth&8
Then fter !4in' poo$ with the G)tri !ntr( wshin' the lin' pin%i4 =peet> with the Asthr !ntr(
pourin' or%inr) wter on the lin'( %orin' the s!e with the G 4in%s of flowers( then pourin' the
"onse"rte% wters o#er the lin' with the *n"h1brh! n% sh%n' !ntrs or V)op #o)pin !ntr!
ll lon' re"itin' the N!4( "h!4 n% *urush soo4th !ntrs n% rubbin' it with pure "loth(
pl"e it on set& 8E#! :rith At! sthn 7r#) Mntr Lin' su%%hi! Vi%h) Si#! poo$)eth&8
Thus finishin' the 9 Su%%hies =purifi"tor) "ere!onies> to At! =the worshipper>( sthn =pl"e of
worship>( 7r#) =!terils for worship>( Mntrs =pr)ers> n% lin' =S)!bol of 'o% inten%e% for
worship>( one shoul% %ore Si#& After !4in' poo$s then to the A#rn 7e#ts( Gnpth) n%
L4sh!i in the north1west n% in the north1est "orners( worshippin' the se#en 'urus =S%si#!
Annth!"h Sri4nt! *unr!bi4! Guh! Vishnu!"h 7hthr! 'uroon Spthn S!rn 0$eth>
S%si#( Annth Sri4nth( A!bi4( Guh( Vishnu n% 5rh!( t4in' their ppro#l with the pr)er&
Allow !e to %o poo$h to the lor%8 =7e#! S!poo$)!ithi lb%nu'n) si#! )$eth> one shoul% %o
poo$ to the Lor%&
5ehin% this pit there is the :ri) S4thi of the Lor% who is per#%in' ll the tt#s fro! the erth to
:util& In tht sp"e there is the set of Anntes( supporte% b) F lions restin' in the F "orners( north1est(
south1est( south1west n% north1west( the lions the!sel#es representin' the 7hr!( Gnn( Vir') n%
Ais#r)( of %ifferent "olours n% supporte% lso b) F le's in the North( Est( South( n% West "orners
representin' the A%hr!( A'nn( A#ir') n% Anis#r)& Abo#e tht is the lin' of two %i#isions the
A%h"h%n n% Oor%h# 6h%n( the !i%%le portion bein' "lle% the Me4hl portion& Here the erth is
the root n% the other tt#s up to 4l( for! the Nl =stl4> =*rith#i 4n%! :ltt#nti4 nl! 1
:shub% M) Mhp%!! Ane4%l Sn4ul!>& The Oor%h#"hn%n re the blown petls& Here is
the %es"ription of the lotus&
8Mnni4 s%rus! :n%! Nl! Neel S! prbh!& An4ur!thu pr#lbh!( 7l!r$th
Suprbh! 1 :esr! He! #rnbh! A're !u4th#li)uth!8 :n%) n!h& An4ur) n!h(
Nl) n!h( Mu4ul) n!h 7l) n!h( up%l) Nl) n!h( Vi%)es#rsht4 roopni
7lni s!"hinth) Abh)r"h)( Thn !ool peetopri :esrebh)o n!h( *eetonnth 5h'!%h)e(
8Tpt "h!i4r "h)! *n"hst bhee$ 'rbhith! 1 :esrn! "hthushsht) :rni4! poo$)eth
ththh&8 :rni4)i n!h( 5i$ebh)o n!h 1 Ith)e#! S!n%ith roop! *%!! Vibh#)
*%!) n!h ithi poo$)eth& Ththh *oor#%isnth :esreshu Vi%he)s#r%hishtthrun Si#
S4thi!e# V!%in 7)t#( 7l'r#rithe Soor) !n%l) n!h( Sorr) !n%l%hi pth)e
5rh!ne N!h 1 :esr'r Vrithe So! !n%l) n!h So! Mn%l%hi pth)e Vishn#e
n!h( :rni4'r #rithe 'ni !n%l) n!h( A'ni !n%l%hi pth)e ru%r) n!h( :rni4
!%h)e :utilt!i4! :shiro%nibh! S4thi !n%l! sn"hint)( S4thi !n%l) n!h(
th%%hisht)4! Is#r!"h 7h)t#( S4thi Mn%l%hi pth)e Is#r) n!h( Ithi S!poo$) 1
Th%upri :shit)%i :utilnth V)p4!sn! Vibh#) Si#sn) n!h( Si#1!oorth)e n!h(
Ithi Moorthi! The$oroop! 7n%4r! A#ibh4th#)#!( Si# tt#!4 *rbin%u V)pthi4!
Vibh#) Lin' Veshtne Ni#es)eth&8
In the !i%st thin4 of sprout of n e!erl% "olour n% s!ll stl4 of the "olour of spphire the bu%1li4e1
"orl n% the petls =s!ll ones> of the "olour of sil#er( the :esr =pollen> of the "olour of 'ol%( worship
the root( sprout( stl4( the bu%( the petls n% the s!ll petls n% thin4 of the Ast#i%)es#rs s the G
petls& Abo#e these petls =i&e> bo#e the peet =*in%i4> rises the lin'& There is the :rni4 of the "olour
of !olten 'ol%( bi' with the 9D see%s =9D A4shrs> n% with 4esrs =pollen> EF in nu!ber, worship tht
4rni4 n% the see%s& Thus "on"ei#e of lotus for!e% of the #rious prts hitherto %es"ribe%&
Then thin4 of the :esrs s the G S4this V!( ?)est( Row%ri( :li( :l#i4rni( 5l#i4rni
5lpr!thini n% Sr#bhth%!ni 1 who re so !n) spe"ts of one Si#+s s4thi 1 n% who "ontrol
n% rule the G Vi%)es#rs n% thin4 of Mnon!ni to rest in the :rni4 n% worship the! ll se#erll)
b) their n!es& In the "ir"u!feren"e of the petls( thin4 of the sun+s Mn%l to e-ist with its presi%in'
%eit) s 5rh!( n% in the "ir"u!feren"e of the :esr thin4 of the Moon+s Mn%l presi%e% b) Vishnu
s its %eit)( n% in the "ir"u!feren"e of the :rni4 thin4 of A'ni!n%l with Ru%r s its presi%in' %eit)
n% in the !i%%le of the :rni4 thin4 of the s4thi!n%l of the "olour of !il4 with its presi%in' %eit)
Mhes#r( n% "onsi%erin' su"h for! s one for!e% of ll tt#s fro! *rith#i to :util n% s the set of
the Lor%( n% with the !ntrs Si# Asn) n!h1Si# !oorth)e n!h( thin4 of The$oroop! in
the for! of pillr h#in' no hn%s( feet( he% et"( =The$oroop! 7n%4r!#ibh4th#)#!> n%
thin4in' it to per!ete throu'h the Si#1tt# =N%tt#!> pl"e the Lor%+s s)!bol in the pl"e "lle% the
Lin' Veshtn&
In this pillr of fire we !ust suppose tht there is For! with Isn !ntr s the he%( the ttpurush
!ntr s the f"e( the A'hor !ntr s the hert( the V!%e# !ntr s the b%o!en n% the
S%)o$th !ntr s the le'& Then we !ust "onsi%er this bo%) s one for!e% of the BG :ls( Ssini et"&
S4then Anen S4lo Vi'ne)e nish4l Si#h 1 :shith)%i :util prnth Mntr Si!hsn Sthithh&
7ri4 :ri)e"h Visl4sh! Gnn "hn%r :ln#ith! 1 S!$inth) Moortherupri S4thi!thr
Vi$ru!bn!&8 Sr#4rthr! Nish4l! Vibhu! Gnnnn%!)! S#prpr4s! S!"hinth)
8Sw!i Sr#$'n!th 0#t poo$#sn4!& Th#th T#! *rithi 5h#en Lin'es!in
Snni%hirbh#8 ithi Vi$np) #hn( Sthpn( Snni%n( Snniro%hn p%)( A"h!n( Ar'h)
pushp 7nnthirshtbhiss!s4ris!s4rith) *oo$)eth&
Ar'h)! 7t# Isn%in brh!n 7henu( *%!( Trisool M4r Sri'4) !u%r! N!s4r
!u%r!"h( 7rs)ith# Sr#esh! Si#en S%hr!) Ai4)! 5h#)eth&8
Then we !ust thin4 of the Lor% s possessin' bo%) for!e% of BG :ls 1 su"h s Ssini et"& Thus we
shoul% thin4 of Hi! s possessin' bo%) for!e% of S4this& 5) this S4thi the Lor%( who is Nish4l
shoul% be "onte!plte% to h#e be"o!e S4l& His set is the BE tt#s fro! erth to :util& His I"h (
Gnn n% :ri) S4this re his B bro% e)es& The wis%o! is in the for! of the "res"ent Moon& Then thin4
of Go% in the 5rh! rn%hr =5rin> s possessin' Vi%)17eh thin4in' tht this Vi%)1%eh is of the
Lin' for! n% !ust !4e n)s to tht effe"t& Then we !ust pronoun"e the Mool !ntr =*rn#> with
ll its :ls su"h s !e%h( et"&( n% thin4in' of the s!e s e.ul to the fier"e sun
=*r"hn%!rthn%op!!> n% le#in' the 9 :rnes#rs 5rh!( Vishnu( Ru%r( Is#r( S%si#
while pronun"in' tht *rn#( in their respe"ti#e pl"es of A(<(M( bin%u n% N%& 6onte!pltin' the
Nish4l Lor%( the 6retor of ll( the O!nipresent( St1"hit1Ann%( the Vi#ifier of ll n% the Self1
lu!inous Si#! n% with %eep re#eren"e pr)in' to Hi! 8Oh Lor%( ruler of ll worl%s& 5e thou plese% to
be present in this Lin' till I finish !) poo$(8 thus !4in' the G s!s4rs A#hn( stpn( Snni%hn(
Snniro%n( *%) n% A"hh!n 'i#in'( Ar'h) n% flower 1 we !ust %o poo$h& Then we !ust present
to Hi! the se#erl Mu%rs =Geo!etri"l fi'ures with spiritul !enin's> su"h s 7henu ="ow>( *%!
=lotus> Trisool =Tri%ent> M4r =Turtlefish> n% offerin' the n!s4r !u%rs i&e&( the $oinin' of the
pl! of hn%s& We !ust thn4 ll to h#e ttine% His nture n% be"o!e one with Hi!& =Sr#esh!
Si#en s%hr!) Ai4)! 5h#)eth>& Then win' in"ense n% showin' the lu!inous for! of the li'ht(
n% presentin' ll offerin's =ni#e%)s>( the %e#otee shoul% DHG ti!es !4e $p of the Mool !ntr
=*rn#> n% finishin' the!prise Hi! in lou% n% en"hntin' strins&
Guh)%i Guh) 'opt tw! 1Grihns!th 4rith! $p! Si%%hir 5h#thu !e 7e# Twtprs%th
Th#)i Sthith! 8Si#o%t Si#o 5ho4th Si#s sr#! i%! $'t Si#o)$thi Sr#thr )ssi#h Soh!
E#thi&8
8Thou rt the preser#er of ll se"rets& Therefore re"ei#e !) $ps n% let !e ttin !) i!& Whte#er I %i%(
'oo% or b%( t4e tht s !) offerin'& Si# is the 'i#er( Si# is the en$o)er( ll is Si#( E#ee)where Si#
%oes the poo$& Tht Si# is I !)self&8 5) re"itin' these slo4s( one shoul% resi'n his !entl pr)er(
"ere!onil "ts( n% hi!self in the Vr% h%n of the Lor%&&& We h#e here %es"ribe% the !o%e of
Si#poo$h in shortest w) possible& Then be'ins 'ni 4r)( n% A'hors si# s)s3
8Thto'ni Hri%p%!e Si#! bh)r"h)8 Ni#e%) S!)e Thil%ibhihihi )th S4thi Moolen
5rh!'ihi Hut# Ni#e%)) "hru! Hut# prn'!u4h Ar'h)! %t# Si#! Nerpe4sh! Visru$)
Vhni! n!s4rith)&8
Then in the A'ni4un% =of the for! of lotus> one shoul% %o ho! with *n"h 5rh! n% sh%n'
!ntrs n% prostrte before hi!& He who %oes so %il) will ne#er be tinte% with sin $ust s there will be
no %r4ness when the sun hs risen&8 E#! )o *rth)h! 5h4th) S!poo$)thi Sn4r!n ths)
?)the *p! 0th%ith)o%)thth!h&8
Re'r%in' this Antrpoo$( 5h) poo$ n% A'nihotr( the 'ret Trili"hn Si#"hr) in his si%%hnt
sr#li obser#es thus31
Re'r%in' the Antr poo$ =Inner poo$> he s)s thus 8Hri%p%!e Mns Vibh#ith Mh
!)opristhsne 7h)e)o 7ip Si4h4rutheessu 4usu!! 5h# :sh!r'h)! $l! lepor#s)ini
*rsi#h *rnnlo !nse pthreh!4rithiresh E# pr!o 7oop)!nt!4h&
In the hert1lotus there is set =for the Lor%> bo#e the Mh!)& In tht set the Lor% prsi# shoul%
be "onte!plte% in the for! of the fl!e of l!p& To hi!( 5h# ='oo% intention> is 'oo% flower31
*tien"e is Ar'h) n% Abhishe4 wters& :nowle%'e of Si# is 7h)n n% lep =s!etin' !terils su"h
s sn%l1woo%>& The w#in' of in"ense is the Ahn4rn ="onsiousness> et"& The !enin' is tht the BE
tt#s fro! the erth to the Mh!)( "onstitute the lotus n% the set bo#e it is s4thi n% the lor% is in
the for! of the fl!e of l!p& Re'r%in' the outer poo$h the sintl) A"hr) s)s31
Sesnhth 7hri4opri%hr%) 'rntn)h *n4$! Vi%)or%h) sth si#nth p%! :h"hith!
pit! Si#s)sn! Sr#%h#%i bh' S!)uth si#'nn4h) Lin't!4! sr#%h#%hi4 bh'nl
shith! peet! 4ri)s4thi4!&
The !enin' is tht the whole lin' "onsists of peet! n% lin'& The *eet! is tht prt of the lotus =up
to Su%%h#i%)> s fr s the petls n% lin' is the other prt of the lotus& Thus the lotus is the lin'& In the
*oo$st#( wor4 fro! whi"h sint <!pth) Si#"hr) n% others h#e "opiousl) .uote%( the
followin' Stn2s o""ur n% the) will lso e-plin s to wht the lin' !ens& 8Hri%p%!4h) Si#l)e
Mnsi$e thth :rni44h)e :ri) *eet 'nn!)! Visu%%h !ns S!sthp) n%t!n Lin'!
thth"h Su%%h M)en *)s Snsnp) S!)4 *unh V)r')en"h "hhn%nen Vsubhihi
*ushpirh!is%ibhihi&8
*rn)! 5h#en 7hoop#i%hin"hit%eep 7nen)h *rt)hr!)en So!h#ish Sowshu!n
?pen"h 1 Tt"hinth bhu%hrnbhi #!lihi 7h)nothbh#ir 6hooshnihi Thth
S!)nuni#e%nen )$ne %hn)sse#!lh&8 The hert lotus is the Si#l)& In it :rni4( the
peet! is :ri) n% 'nn is lin' =N%>& The Abhishe41wter is the ne"tr& Vir') is the sn%l&
Ahi!s n% others re the flowers& The restrinin' of breth is the w#in' of in"ense& The "ons"iousness is
showin' the li'ht =7eep>& *rt)hr is H#is& Sushu!n10o' is ?p& The orn!ents =?ewels> re those
blesse% senstion risin' fro! "onstnt "onte!pltion of Hi! 1 'i#in' up on one+s self is the Offerin'
=Nei#e%)>& He who %oes this *oo$ hs in%ee% obtine% wht ou'ht to be obtine%&
87hri4%hr S4thi bi$! Annth *n4$ :u%!l! 1 *un) bo%ht Vir' 5hoothi p%! Vilo!
"hthust)!& Gthr4 "h%n 6h%! :!l! s :esr :rni4! S4thi !n%lSn'h )u4th!
Ah! n!!i Si#sn!&8
8*rith#i 4n%! 4lh tth#huti4 nl! 'rnthi 'rnthi! su%%h #i%) sro$! V!%i s4thi'th
4esr 4rni4%)!&8
Tth 4n%! sth4oti )o$n!i%! Nhl! pr%hnt4! 'rn%hihi 4oti prr%h *s"hi! shsr!
"hthurl4sh4! 1 Moorthisths)"h 4otiris#r !)ee Ths)rbu% s)rbu%! A!bo$!
Mntr!)! S%si# Vpuhu 7h)nnu!e) Si#h&8
The bo#e .uottions "on#e) the #er) s!e i%e& In f"t it is "lerl) sserte% in the lst #erse S%si#+s
bo%) is hu'e +Lotus8 whose root => e-ten%s o#er DHH "rores of )o$ns et"& He who is to be
"onte!plte% within is to be worshippe% outsi%e in Si#lin' 1 8?ne)ssi#s 1 Sr#'htssrire 7h)e)ss
poo$)ssi#lin' !%h)e&8 A su!!r) of the Si#lin' poo$ is 'i#en in "hpter AH of the V)us!hit(
uttr bh'&
8As)or%h# 6h%n! *%!n! Asn! Vi!l! Sith!( Astpthrni Ths)hurni!%i 'unsht4!(
4esr in"h V!%) Ru%r V!%i s4thibhibi 5ee$n)pi"h The# S4th )outhr !non!ni
4rni4pr Vir')! Nbl! 'nn! Si#t!4! :n%s"h Si#%hr!t! 4rni4nthe Thri!n%li
et"&8
The bo#e #erses "on#e) the s!e i%e s is e-presse% in our .uottion fro! the p%ohthi of Sri!t
A'hor Si#"hr)&
We si% tht "ertin Mn%ls n% Ve%is re ere"te% %urin' i!porttnt "elebrtions of reli'ious festi#ls(
su"h s 5rh!ots#( Lin' prtisht or 7i4shs& S'es li4e A'hor Si#( Thrilo'hn Si#( n% Annth
Si# in their tretises on 7i4shs n% tretises li4e the V)us!hit in its se"on% prt 'i#e lu"i%
e-plntions s to how !n%ls shoul% be "ontru"te%& The Mn%ls re pi"toril representtions !%e on
the floor with the pow%ers of pre"ious stones or flour of ri"e et"& Here is the %es"ription of !n%l&
8*itheno$#l 4rni4!"h r$sh swethen R4then #i( *eethnpi"h 4esrni su4len *thrni"h(
S)!enth %lhnthr! sith Vthi r4then( 4onesh#%ho su4lsru4 4pilh sithbh 4lithh( 4eelsu
pushp#hihi&8
A lotus shoul% be %rwn on the floor for!in' the :rni4 with bri'ht )ellow pow%er( the :esrs with
white( bloo%1re% n% )ellow pow%ers( the petls with white pow%ers s spre%in' in F %ire"tions( %rwin'
the !i%%le portion of the petls with 'reen pow%ers& A !n%l "lle% Ltlin'4 is hereun%er %es"ribe%&
854the Vi!sthi%h 5hissip%bth Veethee Sithh 7i4shu$ir 7wrnees Mu4h %hutheen)nbh)tho
Lin'ni *n%u %ru'ihi( :onesh#b%ip%ir Lth Hrithbhh Veehtee 6htushshshtibhihi( *%!!
Snthi :l%ibhni"h Lth lin'o%bh#e !n%le&8
8A street of bl"4 "olour shoul% be %rwn up on four si%es in the for! of s.ure& In the !i%%le of e"h of
the F si%es of this s.ure( %oorw) !esurin' FIA p%s =feet> shoul% be %rwn up& In the inner si%e( on
e"h si%e of su"h %oorw) lin' shoul% be %rwn up& Thus G lin's will be for!e% t the rte of A lin's
for e"h %oorw)& In e"h of the "orners =n'les> of this s.ure "reeper !esurin' F p%s shoul% be
%rwn up& Within this s.ure( bo#e the lin's nother street one p% in bre%th in 'reen "olour shoul% be
!%e to run of F si%es& In the !i%st of this s.ure full blown lotus !esurin' EF p%s shoul% be %rwn
up& This lotus !ust "ontin 4rni4 !esurin' F p%s( pollen roun% this 4rni4( !esurin' one p%
shoul% be !%e to sti"4 up to& Then G petls e"h petl !esurin' A p%s( spre%in' towr%s the ei'ht
%ire"tions shoul% be %rwn up&8 Here the s.ure represents wi%e tn4( the 'reen line representin' the
wters& The bl"4 line represents the tn4+s bn4 with stirs thereon& A lotus with "reepers here n% there is
si% to rise bo#e the surf"e of the wter&
Another !o%e of representin' the lt1lin' !n%l is here un%er 'i#en31
8Asht Vi!sthi bh$ithe Vsup%ir !%h)e !nu$! 5h'thh( *tt! s)th sithh Veethee4h
ssip%th 4one hth spthbhhi( 7wr! 7i4shu Muni%w)irubh)the Lin'!eh Shtspthbhir
Veethee *rh4 5h)p%en Mn%l!i%! "h An)! Lthlin'4!&8
First %rw lotus of G p%s& Aroun% it %rw ptth = "ir"ulr line> !esurin' one p%& 7rw with white
pow%ers s.ure street !esurin' one p% in whi"h roun% the "ir"le& The "orners of this s.ure shoul%
"ontin "reepers e"h !esurin' C p%s& In the F .urters %oor1w)s e"h !esurin' CIA p%s shoul% be
%rwn& Then on e"h si%e of su"h %oorw) up lin'&8
The Mtn' A'! pres"ribes the N#nbh Mn%l %urin' %i4sh&
8:shetrisspt p%ee4rithe ssip%th Veethee s!nthth p%ir 7i4sh#shtsu"h *n4$hni *ritho
Veetheen%ubh'en"h( 7wbrn)sht ?nthr Sthithi p%ir uthsthitbir $thr4! *%!! S)hth
n#nbh !n%l!i%! sree!n !thn'o%ith!&8
Sele"t s.ure e"h si%e of whi"h shoul% !esure C p%s& Within this( t %istn"e of one p% fro! the
"entre these shoul% be street si%e of whi"h shoul% !esure F p%s& In the ei'ht .urters of this street G
p%!s =lotuses> shoul% be %rwn up& En"lose this s.ure street b) !ens of nother s.ure& On e"h si%e
of this ltter s.ure "onstru"t two %oorw)s( e"h %oorw) bein' for!e% !i%w) between the two lotuses
of the inner s.ure& The other portions of this outer s.ure shoul% be peeths =rise% plots>& The followin'
is %es"ription of !n%l "lle% Gowrilt !n%l!&
8Soothrisspth %shth!4irbh)the 'owree bth! Ahw)! M%h)e Ve% p%ir Vi%i4shu
'hp%ur 5hooth A!bu$ni n)seth( Lin'! *tt sro$ 4nt 4!l! peet! 4r!th 7i4 p%ir
Vshtbhoori Vishis"h 4on 4lithir bhoothibi p%ihi s)ullthh!&8
En"lose s.ure spot !esurin' DCIDC p%s b) !ens of "otton strin's& In the n'les for! F lotuses(
e"h lotus "ontinin' lin' ptt( sro$( 4nt( 4!l( n% peet( the lin' !esurin' F p%s( ptt
!esurin' E p%s( sro$ F p%s( 4nt A p%s( 4!l F p%s n% peet E p%s& On e"h si%e of the
si% "orner "onstru"t "reeper !esurin' 9 p%s tt"he% to the si% Lotus& Another !n%l b) n!e
5h%r !n%l( is %es"ribe% below&
8:shetre Ru%r p%ee4ruthee 'rhp%ir !%h)e sith! pnb$!( 4ur)th 4on"hthusht)eshtp%4i
swrn prbhn swsthe4hu 7i4sh#h%ith) p%esh#%hol) l)ir Lin'ni peetni thth( Sesh!
5hinn Vilo!) !thul! 5h%r! Supushp! pr!&8
En"lose s.ure sp"e of DDIDD p%s, "onstru"t lin' of J p%s within it& In the F n'les "onstru"t
Swthi4s of the "olour of 'ol%& On the F si%es lin's with peeths shoul% be "onstru"te%& The lin' shoul%
"ontin of "ourse( lin'( pttth( sro$( 4nt n% 4!l n% peeth&
Here is the %es"ription of nother !n%l "lle% <!4nt4!&
87whtri!sthp% 5h$itheshu Nlin! M%h)e "httushshshtibhibi( ththbb)e Thrip%is"h
peet4!th Thri4en Veethee Hrith( %i4shu %wbr Rishi %w)irubh)tho V"hh Vrir#rsh )uth
Lin'! bh)p%en Vi%heeriths"hitr! hi <!4nth4!&8
En"lose s.ure sp"e of BAIBA p%s& For! within it lotus of EF p%s& Roun% it 'htr with peet of
B p%s shoul% be "onstru"te%& Ner it 'reen Veethi of B p%s shoul% be for!e%& On e"h si%e of this
Veethi %oorws)s of CIA p%s shoul% be !%e& On e"h si%e of the %oorw) lin's "ontinin' lin'(
ptt( sro$( 4nt( 4!l n% peeth respe"ti#el) !esurin'( F( E( E( A( F n% E p%s shoul% be
"onstru"te%&8 8#"h #rir#rsh )uth8 !ens 8"ontinin' #( "h( #( r( # n% sh&8
In ll these we see tht the "reepers "ontin lotus, this lotus "ontinin' petls( stl4( st!ens( o#r)( et"&(
4nown in Sns4rit s 4n%( nhl( %l( up%l( 4rni4( 4esr( n% lin'& The whole lin' represents
Grn% Lotus n% we "nnot "on"ei#e of lin' without the "orrespon%in' petls et"& Those who h#e the
propensit) to pull sun%er the petls n% the stlls et" fro! the flower "n onl) be pitie% n% these !ni"s
re !ore fit for lunti" s)lu! thn for "i#ili2e% so"iet)( e#en thou'h su"h !ni"s psse% n% still pss for
'ret A"hr)s n% the wor%s or rther the r#in's of su"h fools "n h#e no #lue&
Let us now see wht the <pnish%s h#e to s) bout this Lin'& If we turn to the H!sopnish% we see
the followin'31
80esho sow *r!h!so 5hnu4oti prthee4ho )ene%! V)pth!& Ths) Asht%h Vrithir 5h#thi&
*oor#%le pun)e !thihi( A'ne)e Ni%rls)%)o 5h#nthi( )!)e 4rowo)e !thihi( Niruthe ppe
!neesh( Vrun)! :ru%)h!( #)#)e '!n%ow 5u%%hihi( Sowin)e Rthipreethihi Aisne
%r#)h%n! p%!e #ir')!( 4esre $'r%#sth( 4rni 4)! Swpn!( Lin'e sushupthihi(
p%! th)'e Thuri)!)%e h!so N%e #ilino 5h#thi thth Thuree)htheeth!&8
This *r!h!s is shinin' li4e "rores of suns& His prpensit) is ei'ht fol%& The *r!h!s+s hert is
"o!pre% to lotus& The #rious "o!ponent prts of the Lotus re %es""ribe%& The petls of this
pr!h!s+s hert spre% towr%s the ei'ht %ire"tions( est( south1est( south( south1west( west( north1
west( north n% north1est& The est petl is %esire to pr"ti"e #irtue& The south1est is %esire for sleep n%
l2iness& The south petl is hn4erin' fter "ruel "tions& The south1west is %esire to "o!!it sin& The west
petl is %esire to pl)& The north1west petl is %esire for wl4in' et"& The north petl is %esire for !orous
"ts n% the north1est is %esire to !ss welth& The p%! =lotus prt fro! the petls> is Vir')& The
4esrs re the w4in' stte 1 the :rni4 =o#r)> the %re!in' stte( the Lin' the %e%1 sleep stte n%
the le#in' of the lotus( p%! t)' is Thuri) n% when the H!s !er'es in N%( tht stte is
Thuree)htheeth!& Here the hert of this *r!h!s is li4ene% to 'ret lotus& In%ee% ll upnish%s(
ll '!s( ll purns n% other wor4s 'ret n% s!ll h#e li4ene% the hert to the Lotus& Wh) is this so;
We "nnot tte!pt to nswer this& Suffi"e it to s) tht su"h is the "se 1 Here we re te!pte% to .uote
pss'es whi"h 'o to %es"ribe the hert s lotus& In ll these we re.uest our re%ers to ber in !in% the
.uottion fro! the H!sopnish%&
The Tithiri) Mhopnish% in the Anu#4 wherein it %es"ribes the 'lor) of the )thies hs the followin'
%es"ription of the )thies+ hert 1 =the upsn sthn>&
87hr! Viphp! *r#es!bhooth!( )th *un%ree4! *ur!%h) S''usth!( Ththrhpi
7hr! G'n! Viso4h th!in )%nthh thth <phsith#)!&8
First the )thies( those who h#e renoun"e% the worl%( re prise%& The) re the <ps4s& Then the
<psn Sthnu is %es"ribe%& Tht is their hert whi"h is *un%ree4( i&e&( lotus& The <ps) is si% to
%well in it n% the Supre!e Lor% is n!e% Mhes#r in the #er) ne-t Mntr whi"h be'ins with 8)o #e%
%ow8 n% en%s with 8)h prh sh Mhes#rh&8
The s!e upnish% in the Nr)n nu#4 prises Nr)n with ll the en"o!iu!s %ue n% %es"ribes
hert within hi! of the for! of Lotus( n% %wells upon the Lor% in tht hert with the Mntr 8Rut!
St)! &&&& :rishnpin'4&8 Here is su!!r) of it& The ups4 =worshipper> Nr)n is %es"ribe% b) the
Mntrs 8Shsr Seersh! 7e#!8 n% hert within Nr)n( =the upsnsthn> is %es"ribe% b) the
Mntrs 8*%!4os *rthee:hs! Hri%)! "hpi A%ho!u4h!&8 This hert lotus hs its "one turne%
%ownwr%s& Within it there is "#it)& =Ths)nthe Sushir'u! soo4sh!!>& There is within it fire
=Ths) !%h)e Mhn A'nihi>& Within it is the fl!e& =Ths) !%h)e Vhni Si4h>& Within the fl!e is
*r!t!( =the ups)>& This *r!t! is %e#ote% b) the Mntr&
8Rut! st)! *r! 5rh! *urush! :rishn*in'l! Oor%h# ret! Viroop4sh! Vis#roop)
Vi N!h&8
The :i#l) upnish% s)s31
8Ath)sr!sthh S4len%ri)ni Niru%h) 5h4th) Sw'uru! *rn!)( Hri% *un%ree4! Vir$!
Visu%%h! Vi"hint) M%h)e Vis%! Vis4r!( A"hinth)! A#)4th! Annthroop! si#!
prshnth! A!ruth! 5rh!)oni! Th%%i M%h)nth Viheen! E4! Vibhu! "hi%nn%!
Aroop! A%bhuth!( <!sh)! *r!es#r! prbhu!&8
Here too the hert is %es"ribe% s Lotus n% the Aroop Lor% within it is the u!sb) of B e)es(
8"orrespon%in' to the Viroop4sh! n% :rishnpin'l! of Nr)nu#4 =:rishnpin'l !ens
u!sh)& 8Ar%hpull4shn! Vn%e *urush! :rishnpin'l!8 1 =Hlf1!le1hlf1fe!le for! is
:rishnpin'l&>
The "hn%o') %es"ribes s well the hert s lotus31 8Ath 0%i%!s!in 5rh!pure 7hrn
*un%ree4! Ves! 7hros!in Anthr4sh& Ths!in )%nthsththn#esht#)!8&&& Within this
5rh!pur there is lotus set& Tht whi"h is within it is to be sou'ht fter&
The Mitr)n upnish%3
8Ath ) Esho Anthre Hri%push4r e#hsrithonn!thi s Eshno'nir 7i#i Srithssourh 4hlh4)o
7rush)&8
In these upnish%s !ention is !%e of Hri%) *un%ri4 the hert lotus( n% the H!sopnish% lone
'i#es the #rious "o!ponent prts of this lotus su"h s the petls( lin'( :rni4 et"& The upbrh!ns
e-plin the Nr)n Anu#4 s re'r%s the #rious "o!ponent prts of this lotus31 S)s the Sooth
S!hith&
8Ath#h! Hriss4shhth sr#$nh *urushoth!h( shsr seershh purushh
shsrh4shsshsrpth( Vis#o nr)no 7e#o H)4shrh *r!h *rbhuhu Ithi 7h)th#
*unsths) Hri%)!bo$ M%h)!e prhnh)h!ir Vi4hsithe *r!es#r Mn%ire( Ashtish#r)
7lopethe Vi%) :esr S!)nthe( ?nn Nhle Mhh4n%e *rn#en *rbo%hithe( Vis#e Mh#hni!
?#lnth! hish! #is#tho!u4h!( Vis#hnr! ?'th)oni! Si4hhthn#in! Is#r!(
Thhp)nth! S#4! 7eh! ph%thl !sth4!( Ni#hth%eep#th ths!in 7eepith!
H#)#hn!( Neeltho)%!%h)sth! Vi%)ulle4he# 5hs#r!( Nee#r soo4V%roop!
*eethhbhs! Vi"hinth)eth Ths) Vhneesi4hs)sthu M%h)e *r! 4hrn!(
*r!t!n!nn%nu *r!4s! Is#r!( Ruth! Sth)! *r! 5rh! *r! S!sr
5hesh$!( Oor%h# reth! Viroop4sh! Vis#roop! Mhes#r!( Neel'ri#! S#!th!n!
*s)nth! *pnsn!( 5rh! Vishnu Mhesnir%h)e)! 7h)e) Vi#r$ith!(
Soh!ith)h%reni# 7h)h)eth 0o'i Mhes#r!&8
First one shoul% "on#ert hi!self into Vishnu the A9th prin"iple( the pristine n% nturl "on%ition of the
:shetr'n& In the !i%%le of the hert lotus of tht Vishnu( 1 lotus whi"h hs for its petls the G
ish#r)s( the ?nn for its stl4 n% the Mhth for its root( n% whi"h ws blown b) the restrinin' of
breths 1 in tht te!ple of the Lor% 4in%le% b) *rn#( there is the fl!e of fire& Within the fire lies
Mhes#r( the Truth( the Sth)( *r!brh!n( the blue throte%( the "useless "use of e#er)thin'& He
who! 5rh!( Vishnu n% Ru%r "onte!plte&8 We nee% not point out here tht the 'ret Vi%)rn)
"o!!ente% upon the Sooths!hit( n% he hi!self s)s tht Sn4r wrote his 5hsh) on the 5r!
Sootrs fter h#in' 'one throu'h it ei'hteen ti!es&
In the Is#r 'it of the :oor! *urn( it is %es"ribe%(
86hinth)ith# thu poor#o4th! Hri%)e p%!! uth!!( t!n! th 4rthr! Ththr nl
s!prbh!( M%h)e Vnni si4h4hr! purush! pn"h#i!s4! 6hinth)eth pr!t!n! Thn
!%h)e ''n! pr!( O!4r bo%hith! tth#! ss#th! si#!"h)uth! #)4th!
pr4rithowlin! pr! ?)othirnuth!!( Th!sh pr!! thth#! t!%r! Nir$n!(
7h))ith Thn!)o Nith)! E4roop! Mhes#r!&8
Thin4 of beutiful lotus flower in the hert n% within it the At! the A9th prin"iple( n% within this
6hit A4s n% within it the Lor%( the *rn$)othi the 'ret lustre& E#er thin4 on tht one Mhes#r! b)
bein' of this for!&
We see lin' in the lotus flower( n% in the hert( whi"h is %es"ribe% s lotus =of "ourse not n "tul
lotus it "oul% be>, there is lin'( s the h!sopnish% ssures us& Wht then is the lin' in the hert
lotus; In the bo#e .uottions we see tht this hert lotus "ontins Vnnisi4h( fl!e of fire& This fl!e
of fire then is the lin'& Tht lin' or fl!e of fire is the for! of the Lor% Si4hhtn#in! Is#r!>& If the
petls of this lotus be blown b) !ens of *rn)!( there is seen the lin' of fl!e 4in%le% b) *rn#&
So s) Trilo"hn Si# 8Hri%p%! Vibheh#ith Mh!)opristhsne 7h)e)o 7eep Si4h4ruthi&8 In
the hert1lotus the Lor% is of the for! of the fl!e of l!p& Sri!% A'hor Si# s)s31
8Hri%)e Nhl ptr 4rni4roop! p%!! 4rh%i shtrhtr) )u4then prn#en sn! #in)s)
1 ?)othiroop! S!sthp)&8
Within the hert there is lotus "o!pose% of stl4( petls( o#r) n% st!ens n% b) !ens of *rn# of
three !trs A( <( M( for! of fl!e shoul% be estblishe%& Of "ourse e#en in our Lin' prtisht in the
te!ple( we see tht 8The$oroop! 7n%4r! A#ibh4th#)#!(8 for! of The$s( fl!e( li4e
pillr( h% been estblishe%& Thus the The$s is the lin' of this hert1lotus&
The <pnish% s)s tht this hert1lotus hs its "one turne% %ownwr%s& 8*%!4os *rthee4hs!
Hri%)!"hpi A%ho!u4h!&8 How re its petls blown; This hert1lotus is b) n effort !%e to turn
upwr%s n% there the petls spre% towr%s the ei'ht %ire"tions& S)s the 'ret A'hor Si#!&
8I%pin'lbh)! s!)u4th! A%ho !u4h p%! !u4hul )u4th! Sushirroop! sushu!n!
sn"hinth)&8 The Sushu!n N%i ner the "#it) of the hert with the I% n% *in'l n%is on its si%es
re in the for! of lotus h#in' its "one turne% %ownwr%s& Inste% of llowin' the breth to es"pe
outwr%s throu'h the nostrils( b) sustine% effort the breth !ust be %ire"te% to re"h the %w%snth&
Then the "one is turne% upwr%s&
8*oor4 4u!bh4!"h 4rith# Hu!4r "hith! Ni#es) V)u! Oor%h#! Vire"h)eth& Hu! pht ithi
Snththo"hrnen p%! !u4ul! Oor%h#!u4ht 5hinn 'rn%hi! Vi%h)&8
5) "onstnt repetition of the s)llbles Hu! n% *ht n% b) !ens of *oor4 =fillin' in of breth> n%
:u!bh4 =hol%in' it for while>( the re"h4 =le#in'> !ust be !%e upwr%s( then the upturne% "one of
the lotus is blown n% the petls be'in to spre% n% then"e be'ins the lin' prthisth of ?)othiroop!&
For full e-plntion #i%e the 5hooth su%%hi of Sree!t A'hor Si#"hr)& The Sooths!hit
l"oni"ll) %wells upon this in the wor%s 8*rn)!ir Vi4hsithe8 blown b) !ens of prn)!& The
V)u S!hit s)s3
8S!pre4sh) Nsi4'r! Sw! 7iss"hn# lo4)n( S!bouth prns!"hro phshn i#
nis"hlhs( sw%eh)thn s)nthh #i"hinth) si#! !b)( Hri% p%! peeti4h !%h)e 7h)n
)'nen poo$)eth( An'usht !thr! A!l! 7eep)!n! S!nththh Su%%h%eep si4h4hr!
sw s4hth)h poorn !n%ith!( In%ure4h s!h4hr! Thhrhroop!thpi#( Nee#r soo4
S%rus! bis soothrbh !e##&8
Loo4in' t the tip of the nose n% not noti"in' the .urters( restrinin' the breths n% sittin' !otionsless
li4e ro"4( the 0o'i shoul% "onte!plte on Si# with this A!b in the te!ple of his hert& In the !i%st of
the hert1lotus he shoul% %ore the Lor% b) !ens of 7h)n )$n& Hi! who is Thu!b1si2e% #oi% of
!ls( shinin' e#er)where( who is of the for! of the fl!e of l!p =7eepsi4h4hr!>& Thus it is "ler
tht the lin' is the pillr of fire suppose% to rise fro! the hert lotus si!ilr to the lin's whi"h we see
situte% in the "tul lotus flowers& The wor% 8An'ust!htr roop!8 in the bo#e .uottion fro! the
V)u s!hit re!in%s us of the 8Sb%%e# *r!ithh8 Soothr in the 5rh! Soothrs& =Dst A%h))>&
5h'#n 5%r)n fter %iltin' upon the 7hropsn in the 7hr%hi4rn intro%u"es the Sutrs
8Sb%%e# *r!ithth8 n% Hri%)pe4sh) thu !nush)%hi4rth#th&8 The blesse% 5hsh)4r
Sri4nth 0o'i thus ee-plins these Sutrs&
8:t#l)! s) #ish) sroo)the +n'usht !hthrh purusho !%h) t!ni Thishtthi Isno
bhooth bh#)s)& Ththo n#i$u'upsthe&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&*r!es#r e# n'usht !hthr Ithi )u4th! &&&&&&&&&
4th! pr!es#re pri"hinnth#! bh)s)!hn! upp%)th ithi)th h h soothr!
Hri%)pe4sh)thu Mnush)%hi4hrth#th pri"hinns)hpi pr!es#rs) n'usht!thrth#!
uphs4 Hri%)pe4sh)& Mnush)%hi4rth #hth uphsnh sstr #i%hihi !nush)nh! Hri%)!
)h#th pr!hn! T%#i"hinn! roop! pr!es#rh pr!4runi4h pri'ruhnthi
T%uphsnh si%%h)e ththh *r!es#rh ?)othir!)o Lin' roopth)o phs4hn! Hri%)
!%h)e thishtthi ithi nis"h)hn&8
We will briefl) su!!rise this& The sub$e"t !tter of this Sutr is te-t of the :t#lli upnish% wherein
the Lor% is %enote% b) the wor% Isn n% is si% to be 8Thu!b1si2e%8& The pri! f"ie #iew tht ?i# is
here !ent b) the ter! 8An'usht !htr8 is refute% n% it is "on"lu%e% tht *r!es#r is %enote% b) the
ter! 8An'usht !htr&8 The Lor% Isn is unli!ite%& How "n He be ter!e% An'usht !hthr =Thu!b1
si2e%>; He is not li!ite%& The hert of !n is of the si2e of thu!b& *r!es#r( the !er"iful Lor% is
per#%in' it, for the purpose of ""eptin' the worship of the worshiper( He is present in tht Thu!b1si2e%
hert& Therefore it is "on"lu%e% tht *r!es#r s ?)othir!) is in the for! of Lin' within the hert
of the worshippers =uphsu4>8 Mr4 well tht the Lor% is ?)othir!) n% is in the shpe of Lin'& Thus
it is "lerl) seen tht the ?)othi( the for! of the fl!e of l!p( is the Lin' in the hert lotus& We will
substntite this b) .uottion fro! the V)us!hit&
+Tthr p%!hsn! R!)n 4rith# L4shn s!)uth! #ibh#e sthi He!h%)irthn %)ir# sw
s4thithh M%h)e 4esr$hls) sthhp) lin'! :ni)s!( An'usht prthi!! R!)n Sr#
'n%h !)! subh!+
En'r#e lo#el) shpe of lotus in 'ol% or with pre"ious stones ""or%in' to one+s "ir"u!stn"es n%
!i%st the 4esrs estblish s!ll Lin'! of the si2e of thu!b& Wh) shoul% it be "on"ei#e% s thu!b
si2e%; The wor% 7hr itself !ens s!ll& S)s the :t#lli +Ths)"h Oor%h#! *rn!unn)thi
Aphn! prth)'s)thi M%h)e Vh!n!hsin! Vis#e%e#h <psthe&8 The *rn 'oes upwr%s(
the Aphn 'oes %ownwr%s n% within the nrrow sp"e rests the s!ll bein' worshippe% b) ll 7e#s&
The Mhopnish% too hs the followin'&
8An'usht !hthrh purusho n'usht! "h S!hsrithh Is sr#s) ?'thh prbhuhu preenhthi
#is#bhu4&8
Is is thu!b si2e% n% He resi%es in the thu!b1si2e% hert n% bein' ?)othi %e#ours ll& This !ntr is but
"ontinution of the !ntrs& 8*rhnhnh! 'rn%hirsi Ru%ro ! Visnth' 1 Thennnnen
Ap)h)s#8 Oh Ru%r( thou rt the 4not of ll prns showin' here tht the for! of the Lor% is #er) s!ll&
This !ntr too is "ontinution of the !ntrs&
8*rneni#ishto !rith! ?uho!i si#o ! #is pr%h) prn) swh( phene ni#ishto !ruth!
?uho!i si#o ! #is pr%h) ph!) swh( #)ne ni#isho !ruth! ?uho!i si#o ! #is
pr%h) #)hn) swh( u%hne ni#ishto !ruth! ?uho!i si#o ! #is pr%h) u%n) swh(
s!hne ni#ishto !ruth! ?uho!i si#o ! #is pr%h) s!n) swh( 5rh!ni M At!
!ruthth#)&8
Thus the Lor%( the thu!b1si2e%( is %enote% b) the n!es SI#( Ru%r( 5rh!( Is n% Isn& 5) the
Thu!b1si2e we !en this Lin' for! whi"h is of the for! of the fl!e of l!p =7eep si4h 4rithi>& Of
"ourse Sn4r( R!nu$ n% others t4e the bo#e :t#lli Sruthi s the sub$e"t !tter of the Sutr
8Sb%%e# pr!ithh&8 The) si!ilrl) %es"ribe in the 7hr%hi4rn! the hert s lotus b) .uotin'
the "hn%o') te-t& If R!nu$ ""epts the hert s lotus( shoul% he not thin4 tht lotus !ust "ontin
lin' s well s we fin% lin's in "tul lotuses n% shoul% not the thu!b1si2e refer to the ?)othir!) lin'
of tht hert lotus; We %o not wish to .uestion further&
To resu!e our sub$e"t( Sri!% App)) 7i4shit obser#es in the *n"hrtn Sth# thus3
8Hri%)b$ 4os nthr#4s lb%h n'usht pri!n sw Lin'4rt#! sthi ithi Ths)
Lin'roopth# Si%%hihi( spsht!"h Ths) Lin' roopth#!!nth! H!sopnish%&8
His own Lin'4r =the shpe of lin' obtine% in the te!ples> is ibtine% in the Hri%)b$ =hert1lotus>
whi"h bein' boun% in s!ll sp"e =Arbh4 o4h s the Suthr sserts> hs the si2e of thu!b& Here the
7ee4shit )o'i .uotes the H!sopnish% to pro#e the e-pi"it e-isten"e of lin' in the lotus31 n%
"ontinues thus&
8V)u s!hith)!pi Mhlin' pr%urbh#%h))e s!!n)the 8Ththr 4r srutho 5h'e ?wl
lin's) 74shine <4rs"hothre 5h'e M4rsths)& M%h)thh Ar%h!trt!4o !%h
sroo)the Lin' Moor%hni &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Ths!th H!sopnish% E4rthhpnn :t#lli
!ntrhlo"hn) Vis#t! Nh%sirs4 lin' roopth#!pi 5rh!i4nthi4n Thllin'!ithi ththopi
Lin's) *rbrh!t# si%%hirprth)ooh&8
8In the V)us!hit in the "hpter in whi"h it %wells upon the risin' of Mhlin'( it is thus si%& To the
ri'ht si%e if this fl!in' Lin' =$#l1lin'> rests A n% to the left si%e rests < n% M rests in the !i%st n%
in the top of the Lin'( it is her% tht N% rests31 Therefore fro! "onsi%ertion of the :t#lli Sruthi
whose i!port is the s!e s tht %es"ribe% in the H!sopnish%( the Lin' roopth#!( h#in' the N%
for its top whi"h n% is the sour"e of the Worl%( stn%s for the *rbrh!! whi"h it represents& This
theor) is unssilble8 n% elsewhere the Re#ere% 7ee4shit points out&
8Si#hbhi%n sruth)#%hrn soo"hit sthbh#en Lin' roopth# lin'en"h An'usht !tr!
*urush! Nis"hin#n Sootr4rh si#! *r!brh!ethi V)4thi "h4r8
The soothr4r =V)s> e-pli"itl) shows tht Si# is pr!brh! both b) !ens of the ppelltion
8Isn8 n% the Lin'roop =Shpe of Lin'> whi"h %epi"ts the Th!ubsi2e in the hert1lotus&8 Here we will
point out tht the Soothr4r in "onsi%erin' the sub$e"t !tter of the Soothr +Sb%h%e# 1 pr!ithh8
t4es Sb% to !en 8Isn Sb%8 n% %oes not t4e other wor%s su"h s *ursh& 5) 8Sb%8 he !ens
onl) the 8Isn Sb%&8 The sub$e"t !tter s we pointe% out is +An'usht !htrh *urusho !%h)
At!ni thistthi31 Isno 5hooth 5h#)s)&8 Here the ter! Isn is both )o' n% Roo%hi&8 If the wor% be
t4en s )o' lone s !enin' 8Ruler of pst n% present(8 then there will be nothin' pe"ulir in the
wor% 8Isn s the wor% b) whi"h the Supre!e Lor% is %enote% will be frustrte%& Hen"e the wor% 8Isn8
is not si!ple )o' wor% but is 8roo%hi8 s well31 After ll( the hert1lotus !ust e-pli"itl) "ontin Lin'
n% if not where is the wrrnt to thin4 tht the hert1lotus lone is %e#oi% of lin'; This Lin'( s ws
lre%) %es"ribe%( is the $)othi( or $wl ot The$s or the 7eep Si4h4ruthi& As followers of Ve%s we
shoul% %!it tht this 8$)othi8 is to be sou'ht fter s e-istin' in At!31 The 6hn%o') s)s
80%i%!s!in Anthh *urushe $)othihi8 n% in the $)othir%hi4rn( Sn4r( the "h!pion of the
Nir#isesh theor)( obser#es tht b) $)othi in Mn $tr'ni "nnot be !ent& Obser#es he 8sr#'ths)pi
5rh!nh upsnrth! *r%es Visesh%in! up%hi s!b%n%hth *ri4lpne Viro%hbh#en"h
$)othis"h Sruthihi 5rh! pri# ithi Si%%hnthh&8 Thou'h the 5rh!n is e#er)where( still for the
purpose of bein' worshippe%( He t4es fter the for! wherein He is present& An% here there is no
"ontr%i"tion& Therefore the $)othi sruthi !ens onl) 5rh!& A'in sruthi s)s&
8Vi!e 4rnh *ththopi "h4shur #%i! ?)othir ?ri%)e hith! )th8 St)! 'nn! nnth!
5rh!o )o Ve% nihithu( Guhh)!8 Hri%)4s !)! 4os! nn%! pr!l)! Hirn!)pre
4ose Vir$! 5rh! Nish4l!8
These srtuhis %e"lre tht the $)othi is to be foun% in the Hri%) pun%ri4( n% this $)othi !ust be the
lin' of the hert1lotus&
When we spe4 of Go% s Li'ht( we !en tht He is "hitn) n% we h#e shown tht this li'ht is the
lin' of the hert lotus, n% the Lin' Soo4th te-ts in the Ve%s "lerl) e-plin this& Here re the te-ts&
8Ni%hn pth)e n!h 1 Ni%hnpthnthi4) n!h(
Oor%h#) n!h 1 Oor%h# Lin') n!h(
Hirn)) n!h 1 Hirn) Lin') n!h(
Su#rn) n!h 1 Su#rn Lin') n!h(
7i#)) n!h 1 7i#) Lin') n!h(
Sr#) n!h 1 Sr# Lin') n!h(
Si#) n!h 1 Si# Lin') n!h(
?wl) n!h 1 ?wl Lin') n!h(
At!) n!h 1 At! Lin') n!h(
*r!) n!h 1 *r! Lin') n!h(
Ethth So!s) Soor)s) Sr#lin''u! sthhp)the *hini!ntr! *#ithr!&8
Here the Lin' is "lle% Oor%h#1lin'( be"use s pillr of fire it "li!bs upwr%s& It is Hirn)( be"use
it hs the ppern"e of !olten 'ol%& It is Su#rn be"use of its shinin' ppern"e& It i% 7i#) Lin'
be"use it stn%s s the E!ble! of 7i#init)& It is Si# lin' be"use it represents Si#& It is "lle% $wl
Lin' be"use of its spr4lin' nture& It is "lle% At! lin' be"use it rests s the lin' of the hert lotus
of !n& It is "lle% *r! lin' be"use it s)!bolises 8Infinit) n% Eternit)&8 A phllus "nnot be ter!e%
?#l( Hirn)( *r!( Su#rn( 7i#) n% At!& Mhrshi 5o%h)n in his Mhn)s et"&( uses these
Mntrs s the An' of Sri Ru%r!&8 There re lso 4hil ri4s to %es"ribe the nture of Lin'& The 4hil
Ri4s re s uthoritti#e s the ri4s the!sel#es if we 'i#e "re%it to Mnu who s)s
8Sw%))! Srh#)eth *ithre 7hr! Sstr! 6hi#hi( A4h)hn neethi hsh!s"h *urnni
:hilni"ho&8
One shoul% re"ite the Ve%s( the %hr!s( the A4h)ns( the Ithihss( the *urns n% 4hils %urin'
Sr%%hs& The ri4s re3
8St)! *r! *r!! Nith)! Tth Sthnuroop!( Th%e# Lin'4r!8
85rh! Vishnoor$sb%%h V)rh M%h)e Th)or 7ris)th ?hth Ve%h&8
True( Gret( Eternl& This un"hn'in' for!& This lone is the shpe Lin'& 5rh! n% Vishnu were
.urrellin' n% there rose in their !i%st 'ret fire&
The <pbrh!ns thus %es"ribe the Lin'& The #i%)es#r S!hit&
8A%ow 5rh!t# 5u%h)rth! Nish4l! Lin'! uthith! )%i%u! Nish4l! Sth!bh! M!
5rh!t# 5o%h4! Lin' L4shn )u4thth#th n!lin'! 5h#oth i%!&8
In the be'innin' for "on"eption of the Absolute 5rh!! the Nish4l Lin' rose& Let this Nish4l
=#oi% of prts bein' hu'e pillr> pillr( whi"h pro"li!s 8M) 5rh!t# stn% s !) !r4 or si'n or
s)!bol be"use it possesses the "hr"teristi"s ne"essr) for s)!bolisin' eternl 5rh!&8
8Mhnlsth!b Vibhishnh 4ruthirbbhoo# Thn !%h) thle s nish4lh 4i!ethth
Ab%uthh4r! ith)oo"hus"h *rspr! Atheen%ri)! i%! Sth!bh! A'niroop! 4i!uthith!&
As)or%h#!pi"h%hus"h A#)orl4sh) !e#hi(8 80th pnsth!bh roopen swh#irs! Ah!
pur&8 An%h)n th!i%u! sth!b! Anu!thr! 5h#ish)thi 7rsnrth! hi$u'th! *oo$nrth!
hi puthre4ew8 8*ursthth sth!bh roopen *s"hth Roopen "hrbh4ow&8
He the Nish4l( be"!e %re%ful hu'e pillr of fire in the !i%st of 5rh! n% Vishnu& 8Wht is this
won%erful for!; Wh) rose this hu'e pillr of fire whi"h is in"on"ei#ble to ll our senses; Let us tr) to
fin% out its top n% botto!&8 So spo4e the two !on' the!sel#es& The Lor% s)s 87i% I not pper
for!erl) in the for! of pillr;8 =Note here tht the uthor s)s tht the Lor% Hi!self be"!e pillr or
too4 the for! of pillr( not tht his 'enerti#e or'n ws foun% there& 8Ah! st!bh roopen A#irs!&8
I ppere% in the for! of st!bh>& This 5e'innin'less n% En%less Sth!b *illr will %win%le into n
to! so tht the worl% !) '2e t it n% worship it& 8First s pillr n% then s fi'ure =roop> %i% I
pper&8 Another S!hit S)s3
8Mh ?#l !)! 'hor! sth!bh bhooth! ?'thr)e )s)nth! No !%)!"h No Mool!ih
%ris)hte Nop!n! pr!n! V The$so Vsthulr)s( 5rh! Vishnoo *r4upithou Lin'!
pr!ps)th!( ?#llin'! S!u%rnthe ?#lnth! swen the$s&8 I%! ?#hlh !)! lin'!
4s)s )th ithi"hinth) thou&8 &&&&&8Lin' !oorthi! Mh ?#lh!lh S!#ruth& !#))!( Lin's)
!%h)e Ru"hir! "hn%rse4hr Vi'rh!( M%h)e Lin'! Mh'boru! Mhb%her!bhsi
Sthith!&8
In the three worl%s this terrible for! of hu'e fl!e settle% s pillr whose top( !i%%le n% botto! re
un4nown& It hs no si!ilitu%e& It is i!!esurble& 8Let us see the Grn% Lin'! of fl!e whi"h is of itself
shinin' !i%st the O"en&8 Thus si% 5rh! n% Vishnu& This en%less Lin' for! stu%%e% with stre!s of
fl!in' be!s& Within tht Lin' is the fi'ure %orne% with the "res"ent !oon& In the !i%st of the #st
O"en this Hi'h terrible Lin'81 These re upbrh!ns of the te-t in the A!bs)pre portion of the
Mhopnish%&
8A!bs)pre Nh4s) *rishte Mhtho!hee)n Su4ren ?)othi'u!hi s!nupr#ishth( Nin!
oor%h#! Nthir)un"h N !%h)e pri$'rbhth N ths)ese4s"hn Ths) n! Mhth )ss8
N sn%rse Thistthi roop!s) n 6h4shush *s)thi4s"h nin! Hri% !neesh Mnsh
bhi4lupthh )"n! Vi%ur!ruthsthe 5h#nthi&8
His top( !i%%le n% botto! re not 4nown& His for! is not "o'ni2ble to our e)es& No !n hs seen it with
his e)es& He is 'rspe% b) the Min%& His n!e is the 8Gret Glor)&8
The A'! s)s 8?)othisth!bh 4rithis!ruth!8 T%roop! soo4sh! roopen ?)othiroop!ithi
s!ruth!8 n% the V)u S!hit s)s 8?#llin's) 7ee4shine u4rs"hothre bh'e !4rsths)
!%h)thh&8 The ?)othi is represente% in the for! of pillr& Tht for! bein' subtle is "lle% $)othi
roop& 8This fl!in' Lin' is for!e% of *rn#& A rests to its ri'ht si%e( < in the left n% M in the !i%%le&
This $)othi is the Eternl 5rh!! 8$)othir$#lthi 5rh! h!s!i8 8Ah! Vis#!
5hu#n!p)bh#h! Su#rn $)ptheehi8 8$)othi spr4les& I ! therefore 5rh!&8 I h#e be"o!e the
entire worl%& I ! the shinin' $)othi&8
It is the $)othi tht 0o'is in their S!%hi sttes n% Vi%eh Mu4thi A#sths relises n% be"o!e one with
it& It is on relisin' this $)othi tht the soul ne#er returns&
8As!th Sreerhth S!uth) *ur! ?)othirup s!p%)the N S punr#rththe( N S
*unrh#rththe8
So s)s the "hn%o')& 85) s"en%in' fro! this bo%) n% ttinin' the Grn% $)othi& He ne#er returns( He
ne#er returns&8
The 5rh! Soothr :rith in his finl sootr 8An#ruthis sb%th An#ruthissb%th8 refers to this $)othi&
5) $)othi we !ust onl) t4e the thi"4 "luster of the fier) be!s, t lest we !ust so i!'ine it& As so !n)
other thin's of the worl% this $)othi is wor% of the ph)si"l worl%& Onl) this is s)!boli"ll) use% for
5rh!!& The "o!!on $)othi or Li'ht re!o#es %r4ness& The *r!$)othi or Go% re!o#es A'nn( the
root of e#il& the 5rih%rn)4 'i#es out this pr)er& 8Astho! Sth'!) Th!so ! $)othir'!)
Mruthor! A!ruth! G!)&8 Fro! Ast le% us to St& Fro! %r4ness =i'norn"e> le% us to Li'ht
=Go%> n% fro! %eth le% us to I!!ortlit)&8 The Si%%hnt Sr#li in the #er) first %%ress to Go% s)s
+Si#4h)! A4l! $)othihi *rp%)e 7hi)h81 I "onte!plte on tht for!less $)othi whi"h is %enote% b)
the n!e Si#& this $)othi for! is not the for! of !n or wo!n& It is of the for! of 8Fire&8 It is
7eepsi4h4ruthi or of the shpe of the fl!e of l!p =Vnnisi4h4hr!>& The $)othiroop! %oes not
stn% for the lustrous fi'ure of !n or wo!n& We lso thin4 tht Si#1S4thi is in the hert& 5ut we
%re s) tht this fi'ure is i!be%%e% within tht lin' for!& The lin' for! is "lle% S4lnish4l& The
S4l for!s re onl) pro%u"ts of this Nish4l for!& Lin's) M%h)e Ru"hir! "hn%rse4hr
Vi'rh!& The fi'ure of the Lor% s possessin' the "res"ent !oon on the he% is within the Lin'&
Therefore the Lin' for! lone is %enote% b) the ter! $)othiroop! n% not the fi'ure of !n or
wo!n& In our or%inr) Si#1%ee4shs( n) one who hs the S!) %ee4sh perfor!e% to hi! or n)
one who is intite% with the Sripn"h4shr !ntr "n 4now how the %is"iple is re.uire% when
perfor!in' 4rn)s to hol% both the pl!s of his hn%s in the for! of lotus bu% whi"h is for!e% b) the
$oinin' of the pl!s of the hn%s with hollow insi%e so tht the fin'ers of the one hn% $oin with the
fin'ers of the other hn%, how the pl!s re then seprte% s if to show the blowin' of the petls n% how
the Si#h1sn is pointe% b) the thu!b in the pl"e ner the hert i&e& the "hest( how Si#!oorth) is there
"onte!plte%& These re ll too !n) plin thin's& A'in those who h#e h% the "uriosit) to loo4 t the
8Lin'%hrn "ere!on) of the Veer Si#s( whether the) re %one ""or%in' to the *n%ith "hr or
the 5s#"hr( "n see tht the Lin' is tie% roun% the ne"4 n% is !%e to hn' tou"hin' the hert&
Ar%h) A"hr)s li4e the So!nth Ar%h) n% *n%ith r%h) h#e written tretises re'r%in' the
suspen%in' of the Lin'& The !ntrs n% tntrs use% on the o""sion ll %es"ribe the lin' prt of the
lotus& The Lin' thus suspen%e% hs nothin' to %o with the phllus& Is the hert the pl"e for suspen%in' the
phllus; E#en the 'ret 0'n#l4) when intitin' Gr'i into the se"ret of )o' s)s
8Ath# pr!th!n! *r!nn% Vi'rh!( Guroop%esth Vi'ne)! *urush! :rishn *in'l!
5rh! 5rh!pur Gr'i 7hrb$e4h !%h)!e Abb)hsth s!prps)nthi 0o'insth#!"h
thth 4uru8
The 5rh! pur is the hert& The hert lotus is the pl"e of the 5rh!!& H#in' thus estblishe% the
$)othiroop! s the Lin' of the hert1lotus( it is our purpose now to show wht this $)othi is& In our
.uottion fro! the V)u S!hit we si% tht to the ri'ht si%e of the fl!in' lin' rests in the top of the
Lin'& Now we ll 4now tht the "o!bintion of A( <( M( n% Nn% "onstitutes *rn#& In the
H!sopnish% we lernt tht when the H!s !er'es hi!self in N% tht stte is "lle%
Thuri)theeth!& 0%h H!so N%e Vileenobh#thi Thth Thuri)theeth!& In the Sooth s!hit
8Gnn nhle Mh 4n%e *rn#en prbo%hithe n% in the Is#r 'ir we lern 8=O!4r bo%hith!
tt#!>8 n% A'hor Si# hi!self s)s 8=A4r%i !hthrh thr) 0u4then *rn#en1$)othiroop!
s!sthp)>8 n% in our .uottion fro! poo$st# we si% 8Hri%p%!4h) Si#hl)e &&&&&&& Visu%%h
!nsh( s!sthp) Nh%th!n Lin'! tht"h et"&8 Wht "onne"tion then is there between the $)othi
the *rn# or the N% n% the lin'& All upnish%s( the Tithri)( the 6hn%o')( the Mn%oo4)( the
*rsn( the Swets#tr( the Athr# si4h( the Athr#sirs n% the 4i#l) upnish% re unni!ous in
%es"ribin' the effi"") of the *rn# 7h)n& 8The bo%) n% soul re li4e the un%ersti"4s of the s"rifi"il
Arni while the *rn# is the uppersti"4 n% the fire tht is i'nite% "onsu!es ll pss& 8At!n! Arni!
4rith#1Sw%eh! Arni! 4rith#1*rn#! "hothrhrni! 7h)n nir!thnh bh)shth *hs!
7hthi *n%ithh&8 The Athr# si4h( whi"h for!s the essen"e of ll the Ve%s s the Sooth S!hit
n% the V)u S!hit ssert( thus s)s
8*rhn! !nsi sh 4rnir Nh%hnthe *r!th!ni s!prthishtp) 7h))ith Isn!8
n% it be'ins with %es"ribin' the !thrs of *rn# A( <( M n% Ar%h!tr& This Ar%h!thr is the
finl !htr& =0h#sne s) "hthurth)r%h !trh s O!4r&8 The V)u S!hit thus %es"ribes the
i!port of this portion of the Athr#si4h <pnish%&
8Ar%h !trhth!4o nh%h sroo)the Lin' Moor%hni&8
This r%h!thr is for!e% of 5in%u n% N%& Wht is N% n% wht is 5in%u; The S#)!bhu A'!
s)s
8Srishti 4hlethu 4utilh 4un%l)h4hr)e sthithh& Tn !%h)e ?nn!uth& pnn! Th%roop!
Nh%!u"h)the&8
In the be'innin' of "retion the 4util =*rn#> stn%s in the for! of 4un%li( sleepin' serpent with its
"oils fol%e%& In it sprn' soun% =Nh%> n% 5in%u is 4un%lini itself&
8S 5in%urith !nth#)si# 4un%linee !thh&8
The wor% 4util itself !ens 8"ur#e%8& The A'!s ssert tht the two pri!r) !o%es of prn# re 5in%u
n% N%& Of these 5in%u hs the for! of ")pher n% the Nn% the for! of sti"4 pr pillr& 8*rthn!
5in%u S!)u4th! 7withee)! 7n%! <"h)the&8 The V)u S!hit sserts tht 5in%u is of "res"ent
for! n% N% hs the shpe of the fl!e of l!p&
8Ar%h 6hn%rh4rithir 5in%u Nh%o %eepsi4hh4rithihi&8
The for! of the 5in%u is n% of the Nh% is 11111111 or 'in the 5in%u is K ")pher or %ot & while the
shpe of Nh% is lon' line& So!eti!es the serpent is #iewe% s sleepin'& Then its "oils will be fol%e%& At
tht ti!e it is in the for! of "ir"le( or when it is %istribute% little( its "oils re little unflo%e%, then the
shpe is se!i1"ir"le or r%h"hn%rh4ruthi& The "on$un"tion of 5in%u n% Nh% is for!e% li4e or li4e
or li4e & The two $oinin' to'ether is "lle% Ar%h !htr& While A( <( n% M h#e %istin"t soun%s( the
Ar%h !htr hs subtle soun%& Hen"e it is "lle% Anhth& Hen"e this r%h!tr is "lle%
Mown4shr! or the Silent Letter or s it is "lle% b) Sint Thiru!oolr & Sint *ttnthr
"hr"terises it s n% &
Now we ll 4now th the s)!bol is "lle% *ill)r1shuli n% is written t the be'innin' of n) T!il or
Grnth wor4& All of us =T!ils> h#e been in the hbit of writin' su"h s)!bol t the "o!!en"e!ent of
n) letter( but ls e#en here the western influen"e hs !%e itself felt& We re 'r%ull) losin' our
*rn#& *eople i'nornt of the !enin' of this s)!bol h#e "o!e to #iew it with %isf#our to %esi'nte it
s se"trin s)!bol n% in its pl"e to substitute for whi"h we h#e no wrrnt& We h#e uthorities
re.uirin' us to soun% the *rn# or to "onte!plte on the *rn# t the "o!!en"e!ent of n) hol) "t
but we h#e )et to fin% uthorit) for the use of the no#el & This si!pl) shows tht these people h#e lost
the *rn# n% tht the) re fr1re!o#e% fro! the *rn#& We will be #er) 'l% if these people "n "ite
uthorities for the use of or for the prn# bein' #oi% of Ar%h!tr or for the r%h!htr not bein'
li4e & Su"h is the per#erseness of !nL If the *ill)1shuli is u'!ente% with the A( <( n% M( then the
whole fi'ure is the shpe of E4%nt Gnes 1 the he% of n Elephnt with one tus4& This lso %eter!ines
the "orre"tness of the South In%in Alphbets& For instn"e "onsi%er the #owels n% "onsonnts of the
T!il ln'u'e& We pl"e %ots o#er the "onsonnt( but we %o not %o so in the "se of #owels& Wh) is this;
We 4now tht the #owesl re "lle% or life letters n% tht the "onsonnts re "lle%
or bo%) letters& We lso 4now tht without the help of the #owel or the
"onsonnts or "nnot soun%& The reltion between the #owels n% "onsonnts is li4e the reltion whi"h
subsists between At! n% 7eh& One is not %eri#ble fro! the other& The "onsonnts re not pro%u"ts of
the #owels e#en s the 7eh =bo%)> is not pro%u"t of At! =soul>& Still the "onsonnts %epen% upon the
#owels for their soun%& There will be no "onsonnt without the help of the #owels& The #owels prt4e of
the nture of N%& The "onsonnts prt4e of the nture of 5in%u& N% is one whi"h hs its own soun%,
this N% %oes not %epen% upon n) other for its soun%& 5ut wht is 5in%u; The 5in%u( thou'h it hs its
own Mhtr or Soun%( %epen%s upon the N% for the #er) e-isten"e& The N% is life n% the 5in%u is
bo%)& It is to show tht the 5in%u is bo%) or tht we pl"e %ots o#er the "onsonnts& The %ots represent
the 5in%u& The #owels nee% no su"h si'ns& Hen"e we %o not use the! in the "se of #owels& In the
Si#lin' itself the peet is "lle% 5in%u while the pillr is N%& Hen"e the Vthul A'! s)s +Lin'
peet pr4hren 4r!s%h4h) L4shn! Nh%! Lin'!ithi $ne)! 5in%uh *eet! u%hruth!
Nh% 5in%u)uth! roop! 4r! s%4)! u"h)the(8 The 4r! s%4h) is si#1lin'& The peet! is
5in%u n% the Lin' is N%!& The "o!bintion of N% n% 5in%u is 4r!roop!& The Vi%)es#r
S!hit s)s 85in%u N%t!4! Sr#! $'th sth#r $n'!!& 5in%u s4thi Si#o Nh%
Si#s4th)hth!4! $'th& N%h%hr! i%! 5in%u 5in%#h%hr! i%! $'th
$'%%hrbhoothouhi 5in%uN%ow V)#sthithou&8 The Gnn Si%%hi s)s Gnnenthu 4ri)othpnn!
Th%roop! 5in%u ru"h)the& The entire worl% is for!e% of 5in%u n% N%& 5in%u is S4thi n% N% is
Si#& The whole worl% is Si#s4thi !)!& The 5in%u is %epen%nt upon N%& The worl% is %epen%nt
upon 5in%u& Therefore N% n% 5in%u re the A%hr( =Substrtu!> of the wor%l !obile n% i!!obile
thin's&
Thus the Lin' bein' N% prt4es of the nture of n% the *eet bein' 5in%u prt4es of the nture
of & The reltion betwen lin' n% peet is e-"tl) the s!e s tht between n%
; Wht is the reltion between the n% & Thol4ppir( tht s'e
who flourishe% CHHH )ers before *nini %es"ribes this in the Sutrs
n% n% N"hinr4ini)r( the "o!!enttor( li4ens this to the
un%ifferentite% "on%ition of slt n% wter( n% of fin'er n% fin'er& Obser#es he 8

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The #owel hs D !tr n% the "onsonnt hs hlf !tr& The #owel n% the "onsonnt both "o!bine%
shoul% h#e DMNor DN!trs& 5ut the !tr "tull) obtine% is onl) one 1111 not +one n% hlf+& Hen"e
the "o!!enttor s)s +&+
The !tr for is one n% !tr for is lso one( thou'h =the "onsonnt> hs hlf !htr& 5ut hs the
#owel be"o!e the "onsonnt; 0es in sense it hs be"o!e the "onsonnt n% )et re!ins %istin"t s the
in re!ins %istin"t fro! & This is the reltion of Go% n% Soul in !u4thi& This is the #iew of the uthor
of the Ve%nth Sutrs when he s)s tht Go% lone hs the power of "retion n% not the soul( who "n
onl) en$o) 7i#ine 5liss& 85ho' !tr S!) Lin'th8 =the Fth p%>
=Si%%hir>&
This is the #iew of the <pnish%s when the) pro"li! 8tht person intent on the %ul"et soun%s of #in
hers nothin' but the soun% of Vin8 et"& This is lso the #iew of the Git"hr) when he s)s 8su"h !n
ne#er %ies in !e&8 Su"h n %#iti"@ [@ Sint Arulnn%isi#! %efines A%#it! s 8
8=>/ union is
pro"li!e% b) the union of Lin' n% peet or of N% n% 5in%u or of n% & We si% tht N%
hs its soun% n% 5in%u pro%u"es shpe& +N% =soun%> pro%u"es 5in%u =shpe>+ is s"ientifi"ll)
%e!onstrble truth& So e#er) soun% is represente% in shpe& The first %istin"t soun% is onl) or A4hr&
The ne-t soun% is onl) i4hr! n% the ne-t soun% is onl) u4hr!& Of "ourse we le#e the lon'
#owels out of "onsi%ertion& The M is n% M is & The se.uen"e or or%er is in the for!tion of
soun%s& 5ut where is the or%er in the pronun"ition of the "hr"ters A( 5( 6( 7( or in Aliph( 5e( Se( The;
In pronoun"in' our Hin%u letters( we 'i#e the! "ertin shpes& These shpes re for!e% s we pronoun"e
the!& Thus the shpe of or A is wht is for!e% in the pronun"ition of the soun% & So is n% so is &
Of "ourse the "hr"ters of the present %) lphbet re not wht Thol4ppir 'i#es in his i!!ortl
Gr!!r& The Si#'!s ssert tht fro! the botto! of the e#ol#in' 5in%u tt# A!bi4 S4thi is
pro%u"e%( fro! her issue three s4thies V!( ?)esht n% Row%ri& V!h is of the for! of slu!berin'
serpent& ?)esht is %n%4r or line& Row%ri hs the shpe of two horns =or br"4ets> 1 =>& A
"o!bintion of these S4thies pro%u"es the letter A4hr or the pri!r) soun%& In A4hr Row%ri S4thi
is the he%& V!h the f"e( A!bi4 the hn%s( ?)esht the lon' bo%)( Of "ourse the 5in%u n% N% re
the tt#s( out of whi"h these B 4ls of *rn# re for!e%& Thus ""or%in' to the A'!s( e#er) lphbet(
#owel or "onsonnt( is for!e% out of one or !ore of the N# S4this( V!( ?)est et"&( tht e#ol#e out of
5in%u n% N%( the 5in%u bein' %ot or str or 2ero n% the N% bein' line& The *rn# whi"h
"o!prises within itself the entire lphbets of 9D letters is the onl) letter in whi"h the entire J s4this
"on$ointl) pl) their prt in pro%u"in' its shpe& :li%s thus %es"ribes the truth 8V)o!ethi 5in%urithi
N%ithi In%ure4h roopethi V4bh# thnoorithi Mthuru4eth Nish)n%!hn su4hbo%h
Su%hswroop! Vi%)othse Mnsi 5h')#th! ?nn!&8 The V)o! is the s4) or A4s& The 5in%u
is the Str( the N% is the for! of liner li'htnin'3 the In%ure4h is the #rious shpes of the w-in' n%
wnin' !oon( the V4bh# thnu is the bo%) pro%u"e% out of the V4s =spee"h> Vi4ri M%h)!(
*s)nthi( Soo4sh! n% Su1Soo4sh! whi"h re but pro%u"ts of :util or :un%lini whi"h is
"o!poun% of A(<(M( 5in%u n% N%& Of these 9 V4s the Susoo4sh! is Gnnroop n% the Soo4sh!
is the ori'intor of the B V4s *s)nthi( M%h)! n% Vi4ri& The ps)nthi is Nir#i4lp ="hn'eless>
n% M%h)! is S#i4lp ="hn'in'> n% Vi4ri is Srothr Vish) or the u%ible soun%&
Vi4ri is the 'rossest n% it is "use% b) the u%n V)u n% *rn V)u& The M%h)! V4 is not
u%ible& It rests in the throt but still the Will "o'ni2es it& It is 'enerte% b) the *rn V)u n% not b) the
<%n& The *s)nthi V4 is n un%ifferentite% "on%ition of the #rious soun%s or rther their substrtu!&
These 9 4lhs =subtle> 'ui%e the 9 sthool 4lh Ni#ruthi( *rthisht Vi%)( Snthi n% Snthitheeth&
There is thus here n tte!pt( to "onne"t the he#enl) re'ions with inner or'nis!s of the hu!n bo%)& A
lin4 is for'e% between strono!) n% ph)siolo') both of the! finll) !er'in' in the 7i#ine *hilosoph) of
Oneness& The A'! s)s 8Si# Sthithssr#$nthoon! A4shrn! A4hr#th8& ?ust s the letter
=soun%> =A> stn%s !on' the letters =soun%s>( so Si# stn%s with referen"e to ll the souls& In the
7e#r h)!n the i!!nen"e of the Lor% is %es"ribe% s ( $ust s
the #owel in%u"es the "onsonnt, n% s'e Thiru#llu#r s)s
n% s)s the s'e Th)u!n#r &
The bo#e e-plntions re ne"essr) in #iew of the f"t tht the *rn# is the "hief or Thr4 Mntr the
effi"") of whose %h)n is so 'loriousl) %es"ribe% in ll the upnish%s n% A'!s& We llu%e% to the
T!il lphbets in s !u"h s the #owels n% "onsonnts therein re "hr"terise% n% n% s
the phoneti" or%er is "o!plete there( for instn"e there re short n% but in Sns4rit we h#e onl) lon'
n% n% we "nnot "on"ei#e of lon' n% lon' without the short n% short ( $ust s we "nnot
h#e lon' without the short & In other respe"ts the rules !entione% in the *nini+s 'r!!r !)
e.ull) ppl)& Thus it is "ler tht ll the shpes of the soun%s h#e their ori'in fro! the 7i#ine :util
whose :lhs re the nine S4this tht the) re %eri#e% onl) fro! the N% n% 5in%u whi"h "onstitute the
Ar%h !htr of the *rn#& This Ar%h !tr is the entire Si# lin'( the peet representin' the 5in%u
n% the Lin' the N%& In the su""ee%in' p'es we will %es"ribe how the Si#lin' is the shpe or 0nthr
of the soun% *rn#& Onl) when we un%erstn% the reltion between the Lin' n% *eet or the n%
or the #owels n% "onsonnts( we "n h#e "on"eption of the *rn# Lin' bein' "hr"terise% s
the s)!bol of the 7i#init)& Else !ere ssertion tht the *rn# is ll n% tht the Lin' is ll will be
"onun%ru!&
The s!e s"re% boo4s "urrent in the South n% in the North %es"ribe the *rbh or of the %i#ine
for!s n% the shpes of Gnes n% Lin' s prn#& We see no "tul %ifferen"e in the shpes of Gnes
n% Lin' s s"ulpture% in the North n% South& The lon' stor) of Gnes s the offsprin' of two prn#
4un$rs =elephnt> Si# n% S4thi =N% n% 5in%u> is foun% in the S4n%purn& Of "ourse n)
northern e%ition of the s!e !) be "o!pre% with tht in the south& The A'!s 'i#e lu"i% e-plntions
of the shpes of Alphbets fro! A to H& The 9D A4shrs re the for!s of Ru%rs& These A4shrs re the
see%s of the Lotus of :util& +*n"hsth ru%r roopsthu1 *n"hsth 5i$ 'rbhith!(8 so s) the A'!
n% the V)u S!hit& We re tol% in the Snthn A'! tht these A'!s were tu'ht in the !utts tht
were on"e situte% on the bn4s of the Gn'es& These !utts were 4nown b) the n!es of Mn%hn4hlis
in the !i%%le n% Ah!r%4ee( Gol4i( Rnbh%r n% *ushp'iri on the F si%es& This shows tht the
lpbet s it pre#ile% in the South ws lso e-tent in the north for lon' ti!e n% tht the !en in the North
lost the! with the influ- of ti!e n% sub$e"t to the influen"e of #rious !ru%in' ntions su"h s the
Gree4s( the S")thins( the Huns( the Mu'hls n% Af'hns et"( s t the present %) the) re fst losin' the
pronun"ition n% n) the #er) ln'u'e itself&
An)how we see tht the N% n% 5in%u for! prt n% pr"el of the Hol) *rn#& These two "onstitute
Ar%h!tr& The Si# 7hr!ottr s)s 8Ath#hn) *r$hren 5rh! Vishnu Mhes#r 4r!th
Mhthr S!u%%histh Tthprs"hhr%h!htr)h8 n% the V)u S!hit s)s 8E#! Thisrubhire
#ithth Mhthrbhir4hil! Tri%h Abhi%) Si#th!hn! 5ho%h)th)r%h !hthr)8& Thus the
Ar%h!tr is bo#e the three !trs A( <( n% M& The Athr# Si4h e-pli"itl) spe4s of Ar%h!tr n%
its "onne"tion with N%& The ACth "hpter of the se"on% prt of V)u S!hith trets of this Athr# si4h
n% the risin' of the Mhlin'&
The 6hpter be'ins thus&
8E#!e# #i#%obhooth 5rh! Vishnoprspr!
Ths)or%rphphrh) prbo%h)"h 7e#)oh
M%h)e s!hbhirbh#th Lin'! Ais#r! A%bhuth!
?#hlh !hl Shsrh%)! Apre'ne)! Anoup!!
:sh) Vri%%hi Vinir!u4th! A%i M%)nt Vr$ith!
Ths) ?#hl Shsrene 5rh! Vishnoo Vi!ohithou&8
5rh! n% Vishnu be'n to fi'ht& To put %own their pri%e n% to enli'hten the!( 'rn% lin'! rose
!i%st the!( won%erful lin'! s)!bolisin' Is#r( shinin' with thousn%s of fier) be!s( n
i!!esurble( n% unri#lle% for! #oi% of %e") n% 'rowth( s well s be'innin'( !i%%le n% en%&
5rh! n% Vishnu were .uite stunne% with the !ultitu%es of fier)1be!s&
8*rnipth) :i!th!e%! ith)ohinth)th! T%
Athbhirbh#th ththr S nh%! Sb% l4shn!
O!ith)e44shr! 5rh! 5rh!ne prthiph%4!
T%p)#i%ith!bh#th 6hthur%hei4! Th%4shr!
A1u1! ethi thri!thrbhihi prsth"h"hr%h !htr)
Ththrh4hro Sritho bh'e th% lin's) 74shine
<4hrs"hothre T%#n M4hrsths) M%h)thh
Ar%h!htrhth!4o Nh%h Sroo)the Lin' Moor%hni
Vibh4thepi thth Ths!in *rn#e *r!4shre
Vibh'rth!"h Thou 7e#ow n4i!"hith #$'!thuhu
Ve%th!n th%#)4tho *rn#o Vi4ruthi! 'thh
Ththr4ro Ri4 bh#th <4hro )$ur#))h
M4hrssh! sn$htho Nh%sth#thr#nee Sruthihi&8
Then the) prostrte% before it n% be'n to !use bout its nture& 5ut the) "oul% not& Then the Mntr( the
one A4shr( O!4r( whi"h %epi"ts the Supre!e 5rh!( with N%( the pri!r) essen"e of soun%( too4
shpe& Tht too ws not un%erstoo% b) 5rh! n% Vishnu( their !in%s bein' o#erpowere% b) R$s n%
T!s& Then tht wor% %i#i%e% itself into F %i#isions( #i2&( A( <( M( n% the Ar%h!tr be)on% the!&
Then the Mtr lent towr%s the ri'ht si%e of the Lin'( < lent towr%s the left si%e( while M lent
towr%s the !i%%le& The N% whi"h is "lle% Ar%h!tr( went to the top of the Lin'& E#en when this
Gret Wor% *rn# thus %i#i%e% itself( still the) "oul% not un%erstn%& Then the *rn# "hn'e% itself
into Ve%& A be"!e Ri4( < be"!e 0$us( n% M be"!e S!( the N% be"!e the Athr#n3
8Ri4 upthp)!s S!sth#rth! At!nh
R$o Gunesh 5rh!hn! Moorthish#h%)! :ri)s#pi
Srishti! lo4eshu *rith#i! Tth#esh#hth!n! A#))!
:lh%#ni ni#ruthi!"h s%)! 5rh!supn"hsu
Lin' bh'esh#%o bh'! 5ee$4h)!4hrn Thr)e
6hthush shshti Gunis#r)! 5ow%h%h! )thni!h%ishu
T%ith! Arthir 7sbhir V)pth! Vis#! Ri"h $'th&8
Then Ri4 stoo% up n% be'n to %well upon its i!port in brief& Of the 'uns R$s, !on' !oorthis
5rh!, of "tions "retion, of worl%s erth, of tt#s At! tt#, of :lh%#s Ni#ruthi, of 9 !ntrs
s%)o$th !ntr, of the portions of Lin' the botto!, of the B "uses the see%, of the Ani! n% other
prosperities EF prosperties whi"h pertin to 5u%%hi, in this !nner b) !ens of these ten 4in%s( the Ri4
per#%es the uni#erse&8
8Athopsthp)h!s Swrth! 7s Vi%h! 0$uhu
St#! 'uneshu Vishnu!"h Moorthish#%)! :ri)s#pi
Sthithi! lo4esh#nthri4sh! Vi%)! thth#eshu"h thrishu
:lh%h#su"h *rtisht!"h Vh!! 5rh!su *n"hsu
M%h)nthu Lin' 5h'eshu )oni!"h Thrishu Hethushu
*rh4ruth!"h ththis#r)! Ths!th Vis#! )$ur!)!&8
Then the 0$us estblishe% its own ten 4in%s& Of Guns St#, of Moorthis Vishnu( of "tion Sthithi or
*rote"tion, of worl%s the Anthri4sh, of tt#s Vi%) tt#, of 4l%h#s *rtisht, of the 9 !ntrs
V!%e# !ntr, of the Lin' portions the !i%%le prt of the three "uses the )oni =uterus>, of the
prosperities the prosperities whi"h pertin to *r4ruthi, in this w) the uni#erse is 0$ur!)&8
8Ththopsthp)h!s S!hrth! 7s%hth!nh
T!o 'unesh#tho Ru%r! Moorthi! A%)! 4ri)su"h
S!hruthi! Thrishu lo4eshu Swr'! Tt#esh#th Si#h
Vi%) 4lhs#'hor!"h 5rh! 5rh!su pn"hsu
Lin'bh'eshu *eetor%h#! 5ee$in! 4hrnthr)e
*owrush!"h ththis#r)! ith! Sh!uh thth! $'th&8
Then stoo% up the S!1#e% n% %welt upon its own ten %i#isions& Of 'uns Th!s, of Moorthis Ru%r,
of "tions S!hr =%issolution>, of worl%s Swr', of tt#s Si# tt#, of 4lhs Vi%) 4l, of 9 !ntrs
the A'hor !ntr, of the portions of Lin' the upper prt of the *eet, of the three "uses the 5ee$i =the
!n>, of the prosperities the prosperities of *urush tt#, Thus the S! Ve% per#%es this uni#erse&
8Athr#h nir'un)! rth! pr!! At!nh
Ththo Mhes#r! S4shn Moorthish#pi S%si#!
:ri)su Nish4ri)s)pi Si#s) pr!hth!nh
5hoothnu'rhn!"hi# !u"h)nthe )en $nth#h
Lo4esh#pi )tho V"ho ni#ruth !nsh sh
T%hoor%h#! un!n lo4hth So! lo4!low4i4!
So!s sho!)h )thr Nith)! ni#stheis#rh
T%hoor%h#! un!nlo4th )!prptho n ni#rthth
Snthi!"h Snth)theeth!"h V)pi4! Vi4ls#pi
Tthpurush! ththesn! 5rh! 5rh!su pn"hsu
0thr#h) s!hr%h)h :e#lo Nish4ls si#h
Tth#esh#pi Th% 5in%or n%th S4thesththhpr
Thth#th Apipr! Tth#! Athth#! pr!rththh
:rneshu thr)theethhth Mh)h Vis4shobh 4brnhth
Annthth Su%%h Vi%))n prsthth"h Mhes#rhth
Sr# #i%)es#rh%eesth sprsthth"h Su%si#th
Sr# Mntr Thnor 7e#th S4thitr) s!n#ithth
*n"h #4thrh%%sbu$hth Sh4shth s4l nish4elth
Ts!th Apiprhth 5in%or Ar%hen%os"h Tthh prhth
Tthprth Niro%heesth Nh%h4h)th"h thth prhth
Tthhprth sushu!neshth 5rh! rn%res#r%pi
Tthprs)hss4thes"h prsthth si# thth#thh
*r!n 4hrn! Sh4shth Sw)! Nish4hrn! si#!
:hrnbnh!"h 7hthr! 7h)hthr! 7h)e)! #))!
*r!h4hs !%h)sth! *r!th!opristhith!
Sr#is#r)en s!pnn! Sr#es#r! Anees#r!
Ais#r)s"hpi Mh)e)th Asu%%hth !nush%i4hth
Tth prhth su%%h #i%)%)h un!nhuthth *rthprth
*r!! pr!is#r)! un!n%) !n%i"h
Aphr!prh%in! nissh!)hthis)! sthir!
Ith! Arthir%s #i%hiri)!hthr#nee sruthihi
0s!th Gree)see ths!th #is#! #)pth! Athr#nh&8
Then the Athr# Ve% %welt upon its own i!port& Nir'un =of 'uns>, of Moorthis Mhes#r n%
S%si#, of "tions of the *r!t!( Si# who is #oi% of n) "tion =nish4ri)h> the Anu'rh =5lessin'>
fun"tion b) whi"h ll souls e liberte%( !on' Lo4s =worl%s> the So!lo4 where the Lor% with <!
e#er rests( the bo%e without re"hin' whi"h the spee"h lon' with the Min% hs returne%( whi"h is
=therefore> be)on% the <n!n lo4( re"hin' whi"h one will ne#er return, of :ls the Snthi( Snthi
Atheeth n% V)pi4( of the 9 !ntrs the tthpurush n% Isn Mntrs, of the portions in the Lin' the
top of the Lin' whi"h is the portion for N% where the Lor% Si# who is si!pl) Nish4lh is to be
"onte!plte%, of the tt#s( tht Tt# whi"h trns"en%s the 5in%u( N% n% 4util n% be)on% tht tt#!
whi"h is rell) no tt#, of the "uses( itself trns"en%in' the three "uses bein' si!pl) the 'ittor of
M)( trns"en%in' Annth n% the Su%%h#i%)( trns"en%in' the Mhes#r( the Lor% of ll
Vi%)es#rs( trns"en%in' e#en S%si#( whose bo%) is for!e% si!pl) of Mntrs( in who! rests the
three S4this I"h( Gnn n% :ri)( who hs fi#e he%s n% ten hn%s who is the S4l1nish4l
trns"en%in' 5in%u( Ar%h"hn%r( niro%i( N% n% N%nth( trns"en%in' sushu!nes n%
5rh!rn%res( trns"en%in' e#en the S4thi tt# n% Si# tt#( He is hi!self the "useles "use(
Si#!( the 'rn% "use( the resort of ll "uses( the unifier of ll "uses n% the one to be "onte!plte%
upon( the Lor% in the !i%st of "hi%4s( the Lor% trns"en%in' ll At!s, =of prosperities> possessin' ll
ish#r)s =o!nis"ien"e n% other C .ulities> bein' Sr#es#r n% h#in' no Is#r for Hi!(
trns"en%in' the prosperities of Asu%%h M) the prosperities of !en( trns"en%in' the lower prosperities
n% ll the hi'her prosperities of Su%%h%h#s( trns"en%in' the prosperities of Su%%h#i%) n% n!n(
whi"h possess the be'innin'less Aish#r)s whi"h re li!itless( the li4e of whi"h "nnot be foun%
n)where( the trns"en%entl ish#r)s whi"h 8re e#er e-istent8& Thus the Athr# %e!onstrte% its ten
%i#isions b) whi"h it per#%es the uni#erse&8
8Ri' Ve%h punrhe%! $h'rth roop! !)o"h)the
0enh!t!thth#s) nith)!s!)bhi%h)4h
0$ur Vo%o#%th thth#th S#puh#sth !)o"h)the
5ho')hth!n printhh Vi%)h Vi%)h )tho !)i
Sh!"hh sushupth)4h)! e#! sr#! !)o"h)the
M!hrthen si#ene%! Thh!sen bhi%ee)the
Athr#hh Thuree)h4h)! Thuree)theeth !e#"h
M)hbhi%ee)the ths!th A%h#htheeth p%os!)h!
A%h#th!4!th Thri!l! Si# Vi%)hth! S!$uith!
Ththri'un)! Thr)eesh%)! s!so%h)!eh p%ishinb!
A%h#theeth! Thuree)h4h)! Nir#hn! pr!! p%!
T%theeth!"h Nir'un)th A%h#nos) Viso%h4!
7#)o *r!p4o n%o Nh%hnthseh !%hth!4h
Ths!hn !!hrths swhthnthr)th *r%hn *r!es#rh
0%sthi Vsthu Thth sr#! 'un *rh%hn) )o'thh
S!sth! V)sth!pi"h *rn#hrth! pr"h4shthe
Sr#rth V"h4! Ths!th E4! 5rh!ith %4shr!
Si#o # *rn#ohiesh *rn#o # si# s!ruthh
Vh"h) V"h4)orbhe%o nhth#nth! Vi%)the 4#"hith8
A'in Ri' Ve% s)s3 85) !e is %enote% the w4in' stte& I ! therefore the ppelltion for e#er of At!
tt#& Si!ilrl) the 0$ur Ve% s)s 85) !e is %enote% the Swpn #sth =%re!in' stte>( s teh Vi%)
tt# whi"h trnsfor!s itself into 5ho') =thin's "onsu!ble> rests in !e, The S! s)s 85) !e is
nnoun"e% the stte of Sushupthi n% this is e-pline% b) the Si# tt#&8 The Athr# Ve% s)s& 8I
nnoun"e the stte of Turi) n% Turi)thit& Therefore I ! the "on%ition tht trns"en%s ll %h#s& The
three bol% %i#isions of At!( Vi%) n% Si# tt#s( whi"h re the re'ions of the three !ls =An#(
:r! n% M)>( "o!prise ll A%h#s in the!& The) re of Three Guns( "pble of bein' ""o!plishe%
b) = 4nowle%'e of> the Tr)ee =Ri4( 0$us n% S!> n% "pble of bein' teste% or purifie% b) the
persons %esirous of p%s =berths>& The stte of Turi) whi"h trns"en%s the A%h#s is the blissful 'ret
"on%ition =of the !u4t>& 5ein' #oi% of Thri'uns it is further be)on% n% is the purifier of %h#s& The
N% is the lin4 tht "onne"ts both i&e& the %h# n% the stte be)on% n% N%nth is !) own sphere&
Therefore !) stte whi"h is in%epen%ent is pree!inentl) supre!e& Whte#er substn"e there is in the
worl%( tht substn"e b) the "on$un"tion of 'uns pro"li!s the !enin' of *rn# either in its entiret) or
seprteness& Therefore the A4shr ="hr"ter> n% one Mntr OM is %esi'ntor) or e-plntor) of ll
thin's& Therefore the Lor% Si# "retes the entire worl% b) utterin' the wor% 8O!8& Si# is *rn# n%
*rn# is Si#& There is not !u"h %ifferen"e between %efinition n% thin' %efine%&
8Arth!eth! A#i$nh) r$subh%%h V)r)o
0u#)o *rthibo%h) M%h)e Lin'! <psthith!
E#! O!ithi Mh! *rhur)%iho4th!uthr#nh
Ru"ho )$oo!shi s!ni s4hs"hn)sshsr sh
Ve%esh#e#! S#)! V4thri#)4th!ith) V%ths#pi
Swpnnubhooth!i#thth thbh)h! n%h)# see)th
Th)osththr *rbo%h) Th!opn)n)"h
Lin'epi Mu%rith! Sr#! )th Ve%iru%bhruth!
Th%%hrust# Mu%rith! Lin'e *rs%th Lin'insth%
*rsnth !nsow 7e#ow prbu%%how s!bbhoo#thu
Ththo lin's) Lin'th#! Lin'inopi"h Lin'ith!
Lin'e Vis#s) $'thh Viseshuth Swhth!norpi
<thpththi! Vil)!"hi# )hthth!)!"h Sh%%h#nh!
Ththh prthr! 7h! 7hh!#nth!"h *oorush!
Niruthrthr! 5rh! Nish4l! Si#! Is#r!
*su ps !)s)s) prpn"hs) s% pthi!&8
Not 4nowin' this !enin' both of )ou re fi'htin' with e"h other& For enli'hten!ent of )ou both this
Lin' rose in )our !i%st& Therefore the wise %enote !e b) the s)llble O!( s Athr#n Ve% $ust now
e-pline% to )ou&
Thou'h the Ri4s( the 0$us( S!s lon' with their !ultitu%es of brn"hes spo4e with their own !ouths
still the) %i% not lst for lon' ti!e in their !in%s& All see!e% to the! li4e phnto!s in %re!& Then for
their enli'hten!ent n% the %ispellin' of their internl %r4ness( ll the truth pro"li!e% b) the Ve%s were
en'r#e% or i!printe% in the Lin'& Seein' the bo#e truth !r4e% in the Lin'( b) the Gr"e of the Lor%(
whose s)!bol is Lin'( the two were enli'htene%& Hen"e the Lin'th#!( stte of bein' lin'( for the
Lin' 1 whi"h !ens s)!bols or Mr4 =>& As the Lin' i&e& s ll the truths re !r4e% or
s)!bolise% b) this s)!bol( this is "lle% s)!bol or Lin'& As the Lor% is the resort of ll the truths
s)!boli2e% b) the for! of the Lin'( He is "lle% Lin'i 1 literll) one %enote% b) Lin'& This Lin' %epi"ts
or in"ul"tes the pro$e"tion or "retion of the entire uni#erse "o!pose% of ps =non1!teril soul> n%
ps =!teril> s well s their %issolution n% of the true "on%ition of the Shl%#hs& 5e)on% tht is the
Nish4l of the Lor%&
Thus it is "ler tht the Si# lin' is *rn# en'r#e% or s"ulpture%& Si# lin' is the )nthr or the shpe
for *rn#& The Vi%)es#r S!hit s)s3
8Lin'n!"h 4r!! V4sh)e )th#th Srunth 7wi$h( Th%e# lin'! prth!! *rn#! Sr#
4h!i4!( Soo4sh!! *rn# roop!hi Soo4sh! roop!thu Nish4l!&&&&&&&&&&S#husthlli4hithu!
Lin'! Su%%hprn# !nthr4! )nthru lin'! s!hli4h) *rtisht#hn!"hureth( 5in%u
n%!)! Lin'! Sth#r! $n'!"h)th&8
I will now %es"ribe the or%er of the Lin'& Listen to it& Tht lone is the *ri!e Lin' whi"h is *rn#( the
fulfiller of ll %esires& The *rn# for! is subtle n% this subtle for! is Nish4l& The lin' written b)
one+s hn% is the pure *rn# Mntr& 5) i!printin' the )ntr Lin' one shoul% perfor! prtisht et"&
This lin' of 5in%u n% N% is ll the !obile n% i!!obile thin's&
The s!e S!hit serts&
8*rn#! 7h#ni lin'!thu N% lin'! S#)!bhu#h 5in%u lin'!thu )nthr! s)hth8 n% it
%efines *rn# thus31

8A4hrs"h u4rs"h M4hrs"h ththhpr!
5in%u n%)uth! T%%hi sub%4hl 4lh%%h )uth!
*rn# =soun%> is the N% Lin' of the self e-istent Lor%& The 5in%u Lin' is )nthr or shpe of the
*rn# n% *rn# is for!e% of A( <( M( n% be)on% these is the one for!e% of 5in%u n% N%&8
8Srethu!i"hni )o'in%r Lin'#irbh# l4shn! *ur 4lpe Mh4hle *rsnne Lo4 Visruthe
A)u%h)th! Mhhth!hnow 5rh! Vishnu prspr! Th)or!hn! Nir4rth! Thn !%h)e
*r!es#rh& Nish4l sth!bh roopen s#roop! S!%rs)th( Thth s# lin' "hinnhth#hth
Sth!bhtho nish4l! Si#h S#lin'! 7rs)h!s ?'th! Hith :h!))h T%prbhruthi
lo4eshu Nish4l! lin'! Ais#r!&8
A'in it s)s3
80%i%! Nish4l! st!bh! M! brh!t# bo%h4! Lin' L4shn )u4thth#th M! Lin'!
5h#eth i%! Lin'! O!4r !ntren 5er! *n"h4shrenth S#)!e#hi S%%r#)ir *rthish
thp)! *orirpi&8
Oh 0o'in%r( I now %esire to her of the ppern"e of lin'& He s)s3 When 5rh! n% Vishnu were
fi'htin' in for!er ti!es( for %ispellin' their %elusion the Lor% hi!self ppere% before the! in the for! of
hu'e pillr( #oi% of prts& As it ws !r4e% with His !r4 it be"!e Lin'& For the purpose of %oin'
'oo% to the worl%( He e-hibite% his own !r4& Then"e forwr% the Nish4l for!s the 7i#ine s)!bol&
The entire :ils S!hit is tretise on *rn#3
8A4hrs"hp)u4hroth M4hrs"h tr)! 4r!hth& Thisro Mhtrs s!h4)th Ar%h!htr
ththpr! Ar%h!htrh Mhesni 5i%nu N% Swroopinee&8
A( then < n% M 1 these three in their or%er re "lle% the three Mhtrs& 5e)on% these is the Ar%h!htr 1
oh Mhesni =*r#ti> the 5in%u n% N% "onstitute Ar%h!htr&
8A4hrsthu Mhthbee$! r$ssrsht "hthur!u4h u4hr *r4ruthir )onihi St#! pl)ith Hri
M4hr purusho 5i$ee T!ss!hr4o Hr 5in%ur Mhes#ro 7e#sthirobh# u%hruth
N%ss%si# *ro4tho Sr#nu 'rh4 *rbhu N% !oor%hni S!"hinth) *rhth prthrssi#h&8
The letters A is Mht =!in%>( 5i$ =Se!en Virile>( R$s 5rh!( the "retor( the four f"e%& The letter <
is *r4ruthi( 0oni =!tri-> St#!( Hri( the sustiner& The letter A is *urush( 5ee$ee =the 'ent or Mn>
Th!s n% Hr the %estro)er& The 5in%u is Mhes#r( 7e#( the Thirobh#& The N% is S%si# is
the Anu'rh1%oer& In the Su!!it of N% Lor% Si# is to be "onte!plte%&
The S!hit 'i#es si- interprettions or rther !o%es of #iewin' or un%erstn%in' *rn#& 8Mnthro
)nthr! 7e#t"h *rpn"ho Gurure#"h Sish)s"h Sht p%rthn! Esh! Arth! Srunu pri)e&8
The si- !o%es re Mntr( 0ntr( 7e#t( *rpn"h( Guru n% Sish) 1Listen to their !enin's&
8*n"h #rn S!shtis)hth Mntr poor#! u%hbruthh S e# )nthrth! prptho V4sh)e thn
!n%l 4r!! )nthr!thu 7e#th roop! 7e#t #is#roopinee Vis#roopo 'uru pro4tho Sish)o
'uru Vpus!ruthh&8
The "o!bintion of 9 letters is "lle% Mntr& The s!e obtins shpe or )nthr& I will %es"ribe the!&
The 0nthr or shpe is the for! of 7e#t& The 7e#t is in the worl%& The Guru is Vis#roopi& The
%is"iple is the bo%) of Guru&
8Hri%pun%ree4! Vir$! Viso4! Vis%! *r! Astpthr! 4esr%)! 4rni4opri Sobhith!&
A%hr s4thi !hrbh) Thrithth#nt!)! p%! Vi"hinth) M%h)sthsths) 7hr! V)o!
5h#)eth O!ith)e4h4shr! 5rh! V)hhrn Mh! T#)h Sh&8
Within the Hert lotus of ei'ht petls shinin' with :esrs n% :rni4 n% upon set for!e% of
A%hrs4ti to the en% of At! Vi%) n% Si#tt#s 1 the Lor% with His S4thi is to be "onte!plte% b)
utterin' the !ntr O!&
Lor% Subr!n) thus initites the 'ret Si#%#ithin V!%e#( who is !entione% in the Aithre)
upnish% n% in the 5rh! soothr 8Sstr( 7hrusht)thoop%eso V!%e#%i#th&
The Lor% s)s3
8*rn#rth *ri'nnroop! thth Visthr%h! V%!i Sh% Vi%hrthi4)pri$nnen Su#rth
*rth!o !ntr roops)th& 7withee)e )nthr 5hh#ithh 7e# thrthh Thru thee)rth
*rpn"hrtho thth pr! "hthurth *n"h!orths)th Gururoop *r%is4h sshto sish)t!
rooportho sh%rth *ri 4eethi thh&8
8I will in %etil %es"ribe the !enin' of *rn# in si- w)s of !o%es of interprettion& The Dst
interprettion is Mntr, the An% interprettion is )nthr, the Br% interprettion is 7e#th, the Fth
interprettion is prpn"h, the 9 th is Guru =te"her> n% the Eth is Sish) =%is"iple>& These re the si-
interprettions for the *rn#&
8Ththr !ntr Swroop! the V%!i !uni sthth! 1 8Ah%)swro pn"h!s"h
*#r'nthsththpr 5in%u !h%ow"h pn"hrnh *ro4th Ve%irn"hn)th Ethth s!shtiroopohi
Ve%%iss!u%hruthh N%ssr# s!shti s)th 5in%#%)! )"hthusht)! V)shtiroopen
s!si%%h! *rn#e Si# V"h4e&8
Oh 'ret Rishi( I will %es"ribe the nture of the Mntr& The pri!r) soun% A( the 9th soun% <( then the lst
soun% in the p#r' =lbils> i&e& M n% the bin%u n% N% 1 these re %enote% b) the Ve%s s
"onstituents of *rn#& A "o!bine% for! of these 9 soun%s is "lle% the sour"e of Ve%s& The N% is
"lle% S!shtiprn# of ll the #rious "o!ponent prts( while 5in%u( M( < n% A( re "lle%
V)shtiprn# of the *rn# whi"h %esi'ntes Si#&8
80nthr roop! srunu prh$n Si# Lin'! Th%e#hi Sr#%hsthth Li4heth *eet! th%oor%#!
prth!! s#r! u#rn!"h th%oor%h#sith! *#r'nth! th%oor%h#'!& Thn!sth 4usth!
5in%u!eh th%oor%h#! N%!hli4heth& E#! )nthr! s!h li4h) *rn#eni# Vesht)eth&
T%uth theni# Nh%en 5hin%)hn%#shu4!&8
Oh wise oneL listen to the for! of the )nthr& Tht is onl) Si# lin'& At the botto! of ll( the peet !ust
be written( bo#e it shoul% be written the first soun% A( the letter < shoul% be written bo#e it& Then M
shoul% 'o bo#e tht, on the top of tht the 5in%u n% bo#e it shoul% be written the N%& Thus writin' the
)nthr it !ust be en"o!psse% lso with *rn# n% !ust "le#e it sun%er b) !ens of the pre#iousl)
%es"ribe% N%& The fi'ure thus for!e% will 'i#e Si# lin'&
*lese sen% "orre"tions
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