Acharya Prashant explains that being 'Shivmay' (absorbed in Shri Shiva) is a state of divine intoxication and transcendental consciousness that worldly eyes might mistake for unconsciousness. Shri Shiva is depicted as unconventional—unclothed, indifferent to social norms, and surrounded by ghosts and outcasts. Unlike Brahma and Vishnu, who are associated with creation and preservation, Shri Shiva represents the auspicious power of dissolution. He is not interested in building or maintaining worldly structures but in ending them, which is why he is the lord of destruction. To be 'Shivmay' means to have the desire for the cessation of the ego and the worldly self, rather than seeking new beginnings or social decorations. Acharya Prashant further clarifies the symbolic nature of Shri Shiva's attributes. He notes that Shri Shiva's association with intoxicants like bhang is a metaphor for a state of being that is beyond the grasp of the ordinary mind. He describes Shri Shiva as one who is neither on the side of the 'good' nor the 'bad' in a social sense, but is simply established in the Self, which is the only true auspiciousness. The speaker recounts various legends, such as the destruction of Kamadeva and the story of the infinite pillar of light, to illustrate that Shri Shiva transcends all human categories of morality, knowledge, and status. The 'Shivaling' is explained not as a physical organ, but as a 'ling' or symbol representing the static center of existence around which the dynamic energy of the universe (Shakti) dances.