Shloka 67
मुनिमोहशमनम्
Pāśupata-yoga, Siddhis, Puruṣa-darśana, Saṃsāra, and Prāṇa-Rudra Pañcāhutī
मानुष्यात्पशुभावश् च पशुभावान् मृगो भवेत् मृगत्वात्पक्षिभावश् च तस्माच्चैव सरीसृपः
mānuṣyātpaśubhāvaś ca paśubhāvān mṛgo bhavet mṛgatvātpakṣibhāvaś ca tasmāccaiva sarīsṛpaḥ
From the human state, the paśu (the soul bound by pāśa) may fall into an animal condition; from the animal condition it may become a deer. From deerhood it may take on the state of a bird, and from there even become a creeping creature. Thus the jīva wanders through lower births while fettered by pāśa, until it turns again toward Pati, Lord Śiva, the liberator.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It warns that without turning to Pati (Śiva) through devotion and right practice, the paśu (bound soul) can descend into lower embodiments; Linga-worship is implied as a stabilizing, liberating orientation toward Śiva that cuts pāśa.
By implication, Śiva is Pati—the sovereign Lord beyond transmigration—while the jīva as paśu wanders under bondage; liberation requires grace and alignment with Śiva-tattva rather than mere worldly merit.
The verse itself emphasizes saṁsāra and karmic consequence; the practical takeaway is Pāśupata-oriented discipline—Śiva-bhakti, japa, and Linga-pūjā—to weaken pāśa and prevent further descent.