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SoundVoidVerse 91intermediate

The End of the Visarga

Sound a letter that ends in an open breath; fix awareness on its fading end, and with a supportless mind touch the eternal.

Source verse · Verse 91
वर्णस्य सविसर्गस्य विसर्गान्तं चितिं कुरु। निराधारेण चित्तेन स्पृशेद्ब्रह्म सनातनम्॥
varṇasya savisargasya visargāntaṃ citiṃ kuru | nirādhāreṇa cittena spṛśed brahma sanātanam
Sound a letter that ends in an open breath; fix awareness on its fading end, and with a supportless mind touch the eternal.
▶ Practice this technique5 / 10 / 15 min · eyes closed

How to practice

  1. 1Choose a syllable ending in the visarga — the soft outward breath written "ḥ" (as in "aḥ").
  2. 2Sound it slowly and follow it to the very end of the visarga, where it dissolves into open breath.
  3. 3At that fading end, make the mind supportless — resting on nothing.
  4. 4In that supportless openness, touch the eternal (sanātana brahman). Rest there.
Practice note. A close cousin of "rest at the end of a word", but precise: the doorway is the dissolving tail of the visarga, met with a mind that leans on nothing.

Terms in this technique

visarga
The breathy "ḥ" sound; the point of emission/release.
śabda
Sound, word — both spoken and inner.
śūnya
Void, emptiness — not nothingness but open, contentless awareness.
nāda
The inner, unstruck sound; subtle vibration.

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)
  • Bettina Bäumer, Vijñâna Bhairava: The Practice of Centering Awareness (Indica Books, 2011)
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