Shloka 14

मुनिमोहशमनम्

Pāśupata-yoga, Siddhis, Puruṣa-darśana, Saṃsāra, and Prāṇa-Rudra Pañcāhutī

Devanagari script

संयोग एव त्रिविधः सूक्ष्मेष्वेव प्रवर्तते पुनरष्टगुणश्चापि सूक्ष्मेष्वेव विधीयते

Transliteration

saṃyoga eva trividhaḥ sūkṣmeṣveva pravartate punaraṣṭaguṇaścāpi sūkṣmeṣveva vidhīyate

Translation

Die Verbindung (saṁyoga) ist wahrlich dreifach und wirkt nur unter den feinstofflichen Prinzipien. Ebenso wird auch der achtfache Satz von Qualitäten allein in jenen feinstofflichen Prinzipien festgesetzt.

Word by Word

• संयोगः (saṁyogaḥ): conjunction/association

• एव (eva): indeed/only

• त्रिविधः (trividhaḥ): threefold

• सूक्ष्मेषु (sūkṣmeṣu): in the subtle principles

• एव (eva): alone

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate): functions/operates

• पुनः (punaḥ): again/further

• अष्टगुणः (aṣṭa-guṇaḥ): eightfold qualities/attributes

• च (ca): and

• अपि (api): also

• सूक्ष्मेषु (sūkṣmeṣu): in the subtle

• एव (eva): only

• विधीयते (vidhīyate): is ordained/established

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the doctrinal teaching within the Purva-Bhaga discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames Linga-upasana as an inward Shaiva discipline: the real ‘conjunctions’ and transformative qualities occur in the subtle tattvas (mind, senses, prana, and inner instruments), so worship is meant to purify the pashu’s subtle bondage (pāśa) and turn awareness toward Pati, Shiva.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By restricting saṁyoga and guṇas to the subtle domain, it implies Shiva-tattva as guṇātīta (beyond qualities) and asaṅga (unattached). The pashu’s changing states belong to subtle nature, while Pati remains the transcendent witness and liberator.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Pashupata-oriented inner practice is implied: refining subtle conjunctions through dhyāna, prāṇāyāma, mantra-japa of Shiva, and disciplined sense-withdrawal—so the eightfold qualities are cultivated where bondage actually forms, in the subtle body.