Shloka 15
Śravaṇa–Kīrtana–Manana: Definitions and Hierarchy of Śaiva Sādhanā (श्रवणकीर्तनमनन-निरूपणम्)
इत्थं कुमारो भगवान्व्यासेन मुनिनार्थितः । समर्थः प्राह विप्रेंद्रा निश्चयं मुक्तिकारणम्
itthaṃ kumāro bhagavānvyāsena muninārthitaḥ | samarthaḥ prāha vipreṃdrā niścayaṃ muktikāraṇam
Ainsi, le bienheureux Kumāra, sollicité avec ferveur par le sage Vyāsa, pleinement apte, exposa aux plus éminents des brāhmaṇas la vérité décisive concernant la cause de la libération (mokṣa).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It marks a pivotal transition: Sanatkumāra is about to state the settled Shaiva conclusion on what truly causes mokṣa, implying liberation is not accidental but grounded in a definitive spiritual means.
In the Vidyeśvara context, the coming “decisive truth” is typically presented through Shiva-upāsanā (often Linga-centered), where devotion and right knowledge mature into Shiva’s grace—the effective cause of liberation.
While this specific line does not name a practice, it introduces an instruction section that in this Samhitā commonly culminates in Shaiva sādhanā—japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), Linga worship, and allied disciplines as supports for mokṣa.