Shloka 60

शिवार्चनविधिः — देवतानां पाशुपतव्रतप्राप्तिः तथा पशुपाशविमोक्षणम् (अध्याय ८०)

Devanagari script

यः श्रावयेच्छुचिर् विप्राञ् छृणुयाद्वा शुचिर्नरः स देहभेदमासाद्य पशुपाशैः प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

yaḥ śrāvayecchucir viprāñ chṛṇuyādvā śucirnaraḥ sa dehabhedamāsādya paśupāśaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

L’homme pur qui fait entendre cet enseignement à des brāhmanes purs, ou qui l’écoute lui-même avec pureté—lorsque le corps se défait, il est délivré des liens (pāśa) qui enchaînent le paśu (l’âme individuelle).

Word by Word

• yaḥ: whoever

• śrāvayet: causes to hear/recites for others

• śuciḥ: pure (in body-mind and observance)

• viprān: brāhmaṇas/learned ones

• chṛṇuyāt: may hear/listen

• vā: or

• naraḥ: man/person

• saḥ: he

• deha-bhedam: separation from the body, death

• āsādya: having reached/after attaining

• paśu-pāśaiḥ: by the bonds of the pashu (bondage such as mala, karma, māyā)

• pramucyate: is completely freed/released

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It teaches that śravaṇa (devout hearing) and śrāvaṇa (enabling others to hear) of Shaiva scripture—performed with śauca—become direct means to loosen pāśa, preparing the pashu (soul) for Shiva’s grace associated with Linga-centered dharma.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By implying liberation from pāśa at death, the verse points to Shiva as Pati—the Lord who alone can sever bondage—while the soul remains pashu until released through right orientation (purity, listening, and receptivity to grace).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The practice is śravaṇa/pāṭha (sacred listening and recitation) undertaken with śauca; in a Pāśupata-oriented reading, it functions as a discipline that purifies the antaḥkaraṇa and weakens karmic and māyika bonds (pāśa).