Shloka 16
Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama
Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple
भोक्तृत्वविषयासंगमलं तत्कायशोधनम् । कृत्वैवमेव शिष्यस्य छिंद्यात्पाशत्रयं ततः
bhoktṛtvaviṣayāsaṃgamalaṃ tatkāyaśodhanam | kṛtvaivameva śiṣyasya chiṃdyātpāśatrayaṃ tataḥ
Having thus purified the disciple’s body by removing the impurity born of the sense of enjoyership and attachment to objects, the teacher should thereafter cut asunder the disciple’s three bonds (pāśas).
Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva yoga and bondage-release teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that liberation begins with cleansing the root impurity of “I am the enjoyer/doer” and attachment to sense-objects; only then can the guru, through Shiva-knowledge and initiation, sever the disciple’s threefold bondage (pāśa-traya) so the soul abides in Shiva’s grace.
In Shaiva practice, Saguna Shiva—worshiped as the Linga—becomes the focus that dissolves egoic enjoyership and object-clinging; devotion and worship mature into inner purification, making the disciple fit for Shiva’s liberating knowledge that cuts the bonds.
The verse points to preparatory purification and guru-led discipline: reducing attachment and ego, steady meditation on Shiva (often supported by mantra-japa such as the Panchakshara), and initiatory instruction through which the “three bonds” are spiritually severed.