The highest truth is without any attachments It is within you It is symbolized as AUM The components of AUM symbolizes the truth within you The AUMis called pranava mantra The AUM is also symbolized in the siva worship The siva is called rudra The truth in the sivam is important The truth takes you up after death-ongararoobhee It paves way for the Vedas-pranavavyabhee It pervades everywhere-sarvavyabhee It has no beginning or end-anandhan The truth of sivam saves you from the fear of life cycle-dharam It removes the pain-suklam It has no attachments-sootshuma When you realize him you get a flash of bliss-vaidhyutha It has the material and nonmaterial universe-parabrahmam He destroys all knowledge and creates afresh the new-yegan He is the culmination of all the rivers of thought-theertha His image is visible to few-rudra He controls all other principles -eesanar" It is his principle which prevails over all else hence it is the" mahesa" His followers smear the sacred ash on their fore head One who follows his truth is in the direction of "pasupatha"