Shloka 32
Śiva-jñāna and the Non-dual Vision of a Śiva-maya Universe (शिवज्ञानम्—सर्वं शिवमयम्)
आत्मयोगेन तत्त्वानामथवा च विवेकतः । यथा शरीरतो यायाच्छरीरं मुक्तिमिच्छतः
ātmayogena tattvānāmathavā ca vivekataḥ | yathā śarīrato yāyāccharīraṃ muktimicchataḥ
Por el yoga del Sí mismo—o bien por el discernimiento discriminativo de los principios (tattvas)—que el buscador que anhela la liberación haga que el ser se aparte de la identificación con el cuerpo, como quien se separa del propio cuerpo.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that liberation arises when the seeker breaks body-identification through ātma-yoga or tattva-viveka, recognizing the Self as distinct from the body and its changing principles.
In Shaiva practice, devotion to the Linga steadies the mind and purifies the pashu (bound soul); that purity supports viveka, enabling the devotee to realize Shiva (Pati) as the inner Self beyond bodily limitation.
Meditative ātma-vicāra (Self-inquiry) supported by Shiva-upāsanā—such as japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady dhyāna on the Linga—cultivates the discernment described in the verse.