Shloka 147
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
शिवेन कल्पितं द्वंद्वं तस्मिन्नेव समर्पयेत् । शिवस्यातिप्रियं विद्यात्प्रदक्षिणं नमो बुधाः
śivena kalpitaṃ dvaṃdvaṃ tasminneva samarpayet | śivasyātipriyaṃ vidyātpradakṣiṇaṃ namo budhāḥ
Welche Paare von Gegensätzen (dvandva) auch immer Śiva gestaltet hat—Freude und Schmerz, Gewinn und Verlust—sie soll man Ihm allein zurück darbringen. Erkennt: Die Pradakṣiṇā, die ehrfürchtige Umrundung, ist Śiva überaus lieb. Verehrung, o Weise.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: In Kāśī, Śiva as Viśveśvara/Viśvanātha grants liberation; the act of pradakṣiṇā around the liṅga and the sacred precinct is praised as especially dear, aligning with Kāśī’s emphasis on constant remembrance and ritual movement around the Lord.
Significance: Pradakṣiṇā and surrender of life’s dualities (dvaṃdva) cultivate śaraṇāgati; in Kāśī this is traditionally linked with purification and readiness for jñāna and grace.
FAQs
It teaches Shaiva surrender: since all dvandvas arise within Śiva’s order, the devotee transcends bondage by offering both favorable and unfavorable experiences back to Śiva, cultivating equanimity and devotion.
Pradakṣiṇā around the Śiva-liṅga is an embodied act of bhakti: the devotee keeps Śiva at the center, symbolically placing all life’s opposites at His feet and affirming Him as Pati (the Lord) who grants grace and liberation.
Perform pradakṣiṇā as part of Śiva-pūjā (especially around the liṅga), while mentally offering both joy and sorrow to Śiva—ideally alongside japa of the pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”