Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32
बाणासुरस्य क्रोधाज्ञा तथा अन्तःपुरयुद्धारम्भः
Bāṇāsura’s Wrathful Command and the Onset of Battle at the Inner Palace
एवं कृते तु मोक्षस्स्यादन्यथा बंधनादि च । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य प्रतिवाक्यमुवाच सः
evaṃ kṛte tu mokṣassyādanyathā baṃdhanādi ca | tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya prativākyamuvāca saḥ
„Nur wenn es auf diese Weise getan wird, entsteht Moksha, die Befreiung; andernfalls folgen Fesselung und ihre Folgen. Als er diese Worte hörte, gab er daraufhin eine Erwiderung.“
Suta Goswami (narrating the dialogue within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa episode)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
FAQs
It states a Shaiva principle: liberation arises from doing the prescribed path correctly, while deviation produces bondage (pāśa) and its karmic results—highlighting the necessity of right method and right understanding for moksha.
In Shaiva practice, Saguna worship (such as Linga-pūjā with mantra and discipline) must be performed according to Śaiva injunctions and with proper bhāva; performed rightly it becomes a means toward Shiva’s grace and release, but done wrongly it can remain merely binding ritual.
The takeaway is adherence to the correct Śaiva sādhanā—steady mantra-japa (e.g., Panchakshara), purity, and rule-guided worship—so that practice becomes liberating rather than karma-binding.