Shloka 67
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
यथा स्वविषये राजा सारं गृह्णाति यत्करम् । यथा मनुष्याः सस्यादीन्दग्ध्वा सारं भजंति वै
yathā svaviṣaye rājā sāraṃ gṛhṇāti yatkaram | yathā manuṣyāḥ sasyādīndagdhvā sāraṃ bhajaṃti vai
كما أن الملكَ في مملكته يأخذ الخراجَ المستحقَّ بوصفه نصيبَ الجوهر، وكما أن الناسَ إذا أحرقوا الزروعَ وما شابهها أخذوا لبَّها وخلاصتَها، كذلك ينبغي للحكيم أن يمسك بالحقيقةِ الجوهرية—شيفا (Śiva)—ويَدَعَ ما ليس بجوهري.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pashu
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches sāra-grahaṇa—taking the essence: the seeker should discard the husk of distractions and hold to Śiva, the highest reality and the liberating refuge (Pati) in Shaiva understanding.
Liṅga-worship is a practical way to hold the ‘essence’ in a tangible focus: through Saguna devotion the mind is gathered, and the devotee steadily approaches the essential truth of Śiva beyond superficial rituals.
Single-pointed japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with a sāttvika, simplified discipline (optionally with bhasma/tripuṇḍra and rudrākṣa) to keep only what supports Śiva-smaraṇa.