विष्णुचेष्टितवर्णनम् / Account of Viṣṇu’s Stratagem and Its Aftermath
वैकुण्ठोऽपि स्वलोकस्थो भ्रष्टमोहस्सुबोधवान् । सुखी चाभून्मुनिश्रेष्ठ पूर्ववत्संस्मरञ्छिवम्
vaikuṇṭho'pi svalokastho bhraṣṭamohassubodhavān | sukhī cābhūnmuniśreṣṭha pūrvavatsaṃsmarañchivam
હે મુનિશ્રેષ્ઠ! વૈકુંઠ પણ પોતાના લોકમાં સ્થિત રહી મોહથી મુક્ત થયો, સમ્યક્ બોધ પ્રાપ્ત કર્યો અને પૂર્વવત્ ભગવાન શિવનું સ્મરણ કરતાં ફરી સુખી થયો।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Smaraṇa (remembrance) of Śiva is presented as a direct means to moha-nivṛtti (removal of delusion) and sukha-prāpti (inner well-being), implying that pilgrimage is ultimately interiorized as recollection of Pati.
It teaches that moha (delusion) is removed and true clarity arises through Śiva-smaraṇa; by turning the mind to Pati (Śiva), the bound soul regains peace and right understanding through His grace.
Remembering Śiva is sustained by Saguna upāsanā—such as worshiping the Śiva-liṅga, contemplating His auspicious form, and recalling His names—so the mind becomes steady and delusion falls away.
Daily Śiva-smaraṇa through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and brief mental recollection of Śiva before sleep and upon waking—supported by simple liṅga-pūjā if possible.