Shloka 29
बाणस्य शोकः शिवस्मरणं च — Bāṇa’s Grief and the Turn to Śiva-Remembrance
यस्त्वां विसृजते मर्त्य आत्मानं प्रियमीश्वरम् । विपर्ययेन्द्रियार्थार्थं विषमत्त्यमृतं त्यजन्
yastvāṃ visṛjate martya ātmānaṃ priyamīśvaram | viparyayendriyārthārthaṃ viṣamattyamṛtaṃ tyajan
That mortal who abandons You—his own dearest Lord and inner Self—and, through perverted understanding, runs after the objects of the senses, forsakes the nectar of immortality and instead chooses the bitter poison of bondage.
Lord Śiva (addressing the opposing side in the Yuddhakhaṇḍa discourse, as inferred from the admonitory theological tone)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: Warns that turning from Śiva (Pati) toward sense-objects strengthens pāśa; liberation requires reversal of viparyaya through devotion and right knowledge.
Mantra: यस्त्वां विसृजते मर्त्य आत्मानं प्रियमीश्वरम् । विपर्ययेन्द्रियार्थार्थं विषमत्त्यमृतं त्यजन्
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It contrasts two paths: clinging to sense-pleasures through viparyaya (misapprehension) leads to the “poison” of bondage, while turning to Śiva—the beloved Lord and inner Self—leads to amṛta, the nectar of liberation.
Linga/Saguṇa worship trains the mind to withdraw from indriya-objects and re-center devotion on Śiva as Pati; abandoning that refuge is described here as rejecting amṛta for viṣa.
Practice sense-restraint with daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady Linga-dhyāna, treating sense-cravings as “viṣa” and devotion as “amṛta.”