Shloka 44
अद्वैतशैवसिद्धान्ते पुरुष-प्रकृति-विचारः
Puruṣa–Prakṛti Analysis in Advaita Śaiva Doctrine
शिवयोगीति संख्यातत्रिलोक विभवो भवान् । भवत्कटाक्षसम्पर्कात्पशु पशुपतिर्भवेत्
śivayogīti saṃkhyātatriloka vibhavo bhavān | bhavatkaṭākṣasamparkātpaśu paśupatirbhavet
You are renowned as the Śiva-yogin, endowed with the majesty of the three worlds. By the touch of your gracious glance, even the bound soul (paśu) becomes Paśupati, attaining lordship through Śiva’s liberating grace.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailāsa discourse to the sages, with the verse phrased as praise within the dialogue)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Significance: Frames liberation as pāśa-kṣaya by Śiva’s grace: the paśu attains the ‘state of Paśupati’ (śiva-sāyujya/śiva-sāmīpya in Siddhānta terms—lordship by participation, not identity as Pati).
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta principle that liberation is ultimately secured by Śiva’s anugraha (grace): the bound paśu is transformed through divine favor, not merely by personal effort.
The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva’s accessible compassion—His ‘glance’ symbolizes the bestowal of grace that devotees seek through Linga-worship, bhakti, and Śiva-yoga, culminating in release from bondage (pāśa).
Śiva-yoga grounded in devotion—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and contemplative surrender seeking Śiva’s anugraha—fits the teaching implied by ‘the contact of His glance’.