Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 29
पशु-पाश-पतिविचारः / Inquiry into Paśu, Pāśa, and Pati
जनित्रीमनुशेते ऽन्योजुषमाणस्स्वरूपिणीम् । तामेवाजामजो ऽन्यस्तु भक्तभोगा जहाति च
janitrīmanuśete 'nyojuṣamāṇassvarūpiṇīm | tāmevājāmajo 'nyastu bhaktabhogā jahāti ca
L’un (le jīva) demeure auprès de la Mère—Prakṛti—et la goûte comme sa propre forme ; mais un autre, l’Inengendré (le Seigneur), bien qu’il soit avec cette même Prakṛti, renonce aux jouissances, établi dans la bhakti, la dévotion.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It contrasts the bound soul (paśu) that clings to Prakṛti for pleasure with the unborn Lord (Pati) who is never compelled by pleasure and points the seeker toward devotion and detachment as the route to liberation.
Linga/Saguna Śiva worship trains the mind to shift from prakṛti-centered enjoyment to Pati-centered bhakti—seeing Śiva as the inner Lord beyond guṇas, while using form and symbol to steady devotion.
Adopt bhakti with vairāgya: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), meditation on Śiva as Pati distinct from body-mind (Prakṛti), and simple disciplines like bhasma/tripuṇḍra and rudrākṣa as reminders to renounce mere enjoyment.