Shloka 34
स मर्कटो मुक्तबन्धः कुक्कुटेन सहामुना । भिया दूरं हि दुद्राव विधूयाग्निकणान्बहून्
sa markaṭo muktabandhaḥ kukkuṭena sahāmunā | bhiyā dūraṃ hi dudrāva vidhūyāgnikaṇānbahūn
Freed from his bonds, that monkey—together with this rooster—ran far away in fear, shaking off many sparks of fire.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse uses a simple action—release from bonds followed by fleeing in fear—to mirror the soul’s condition: even when a bondage (pāśa) is cut, lingering fear and karmic impressions can persist until one takes refuge in Pati (Lord Shiva) and gains steady inner freedom.
In Shaiva Siddhanta, Saguna Shiva (worshiped as the Linga) is the compassionate Lord who removes bondage and burns impurities. The “sparks of fire” imagery aligns with Shiva’s purifying grace—devotion to the Linga is presented as a practical refuge that stabilizes the mind after release from worldly constraints.
A fitting takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to pacify fear and stabilize liberation, along with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder of Shiva’s purifying fire that reduces residual karmic heat.