Shloka 74

मुनिमोहशमनम्

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

Devanagari script

मानुषं भजते नित्यं तस्माद्ध्यानं समाचरेत् चतुर्दशविधं ह्येतद् बुद्ध्वा संसारमण्डलम्

Transliteration

mānuṣaṃ bhajate nityaṃ tasmāddhyānaṃ samācaret caturdaśavidhaṃ hyetad buddhvā saṃsāramaṇḍalam

Translation

Das verkörperte Pashu klammert sich beständig an den menschlichen Zustand; darum soll es eifrig Dhyāna, Meditation, üben. Wer dieses vierzehnfache Saṃsāra-Maṇḍala erkannt hat, wendet sich Pati zu — dem Herrn Śiva — jenseits des Pāśa (der Fessel).

Word by Word

• मानुषम् (mānuṣam): the human state/condition

• भजते (bhajate): resorts to, clings to, engages in

• नित्यम् (nityam): always, continually

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): therefore

• ध्यानम् (dhyānam): meditation, contemplative absorption

• समाचरेत् (samācaret): should practice properly, should undertake

• चतुर्दश-विधम् (caturdaśa-vidham): fourteenfold, of fourteen kinds

• हि (hi): indeed

• एतत् (etat): this

• बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā): having understood, having realized

• संसार-मण्डलम् (saṃsāra-maṇḍalam): the circular wheel/sphere of worldly transmigration

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching as part of the Purva-Bhaga discourse to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shifts the focus from mere external observance to inner dhyāna: understanding saṃsāra’s repeating cycle is presented as the basis for turning the mind toward Śiva (Pati), which is the inner core of Linga-upāsanā.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the transcendent Lord beyond the saṃsāra-maṇḍala—toward whom the bound pashu turns once the mechanisms of bondage (pasha) are discerned through contemplative knowledge.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dhyāna (meditative contemplation) is explicitly enjoined—framed as a disciplined practice aligned with Shaiva liberation, where insight into the ‘fourteenfold’ structure of worldly existence supports detachment and inward absorption.