Shloka 43
व्यासशौनकादिसंवादः | Vyāsa–Śaunaka and the Sages: Opening Dialogue of the Kailāsa-saṃhitā
त्वदन्यः संशयस्यास्यच्छेत्ता न हि जगत्त्रये । तस्मादपारगंभीरव्यामोहाब्धौ निमज्जतः
tvadanyaḥ saṃśayasyāsyacchettā na hi jagattraye | tasmādapāragaṃbhīravyāmohābdhau nimajjataḥ
Other than You, there is no one in the three worlds who can cut through this doubt. Therefore, sinking into the shoreless, deep ocean of delusion, I seek refuge in You.
A devotee/supplicant addressing Lord Shiva in the Kailasa Samhita discourse (narrative voice within Suta’s transmission).
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: Frames Śiva as the sole remover of saṃśaya (doubt) and vyāmohā (delusion), implying that pilgrimage/śravaṇa centered on Śiva culminates in clarity (jñāna) and release from pāśa.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It declares Shiva as the supreme Pati whose grace and knowledge alone can destroy saṃśaya (spiritual doubt) and rescue the soul drowning in vyāmoha (delusion), pointing to liberation through surrender and right understanding.
Approaching Shiva as Saguna—through Linga worship, prayer, and devotion—becomes the concrete means by which the seeker receives Shiva’s guidance to cut doubt; the form leads the mind beyond delusion toward the formless truth.
A direct takeaway is śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) supported by japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and contemplative prayer for removal of doubt, aligning the mind away from vyāmoha toward Shiva’s clarity.