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SoundVoidDissolutionVerse 42intermediate

A Mantra Dissolving into Silence

Sound a mantra through its gross letters into ever-subtler tones — half-moon, point, resonance — until it ends in the void, and you become Shiva.

Source verse · Verse 42
पिण्डमन्त्रस्य सर्वस्य स्थूलवर्णक्रमेण तु। अर्धेन्दुबिन्दुनादान्तः शून्योच्चाराद्भवेच्छिवः॥
piṇḍamantrasya sarvasya sthūlavarṇakrameṇa tu | ardhendubindunādāntaḥ śūnyoccārād bhavec chivaḥ
Sound a mantra through its gross letters into ever-subtler tones — half-moon, point, resonance — until it ends in the void, and you become Shiva.
▶ Practice this technique10 / 15 / 20 min · eyes closed

How to practice

  1. 1Choose a familiar mantra (for example OM) and sound it first through its full, gross letters.
  2. 2Repeat it, letting it grow subtler — the nasal half-moon, the point (bindu), the fading resonance (nāda).
  3. 3Follow it through these ever-finer phases toward its silent end.
  4. 4Let the final "utterance" be pure silence (śūnya); rest there, where sound becomes Shiva.
Practice note. The progression matters more than perfect phonetics: gross sound → subtle resonance → silence. The silence at the end is the real mantra.

Terms in this technique

nāda
The inner, unstruck sound; subtle vibration.
bindu
A point or drop; a concentrated point of light or awareness.
śabda
Sound, word — both spoken and inner.
praṇava
The syllable AUM/oṃ, the primordial sound.
śūnya
Void, emptiness — not nothingness but open, contentless awareness.

Sources consulted

  • Jaideva Singh, Vijñānabhairava: The Manual for Self-Realization (Motilal Banarsidass, 1979)
  • Swami Lakshmanjoo, Vijnana Bhairava: The Manual for Self Realization (Universal Shaiva Fellowship, 2007)
  • Swami Satyasangananda Saraswati, Sri Vijnana Bhairava Tantra (Yoga Publications Trust, 2003)
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