Shloka 2

मुनिमोहशमनम्

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

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच अत ऊर्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि योगं परमदुर्लभम् पञ्चधा संस्मरेदादौ स्थाप्य चित्ते सनातनम्

Transliteration

sūta uvāca ata ūrdhvaṃ pravakṣyāmi yogaṃ paramadurlabham pañcadhā saṃsmaredādau sthāpya citte sanātanam

Translation

Sūta sprach: „Von nun an werde ich das Yoga darlegen, das überaus schwer zu erlangen ist. Zu Beginn, nachdem man den Ewigen im Geist gegründet hat, soll man Ihn in fünffacher Weise betrachten.“

Word by Word

• सूत उवाच: Sūta said

• अत ऊर्ध्वम्: now onwards / hereafter

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall explain

• योगम्: yoga / disciplined path (toward union with Pati, the Lord)

• परम-दुर्लभम्: exceedingly rare, hard to obtain

• पञ्चधा: in five ways / fivefold

• संस्मरेत्: should recollect, meditate upon

• आदौ: at the beginning

• स्थाप्य: having placed, having established

• चित्ते: in the mind / heart-consciousness

• सनातनम्: the Eternal One (Śiva as Pati, timeless Reality)

Speaker

Suta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shifts the focus from outer worship alone to inner Linga—establishing the Eternal Śiva (Pati) in the heart and remembering Him through a structured, fivefold contemplation.

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

Śiva is presented as “Sanātana,” the timeless Pati beyond change; liberation for the paśu (bound soul) begins by fixing consciousness on this Eternal Reality rather than on transient objects of pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A dhyāna-based Pāśupata orientation: first stabilize the mind in Śiva, then perform fivefold remembrance (pañcadhā-saṃsmaraṇa) as the core yogic method.