Shloka 152
Praṇava-Māhātmya and the Twofold Mantra (Sūkṣma–Sthūla) in Śaiva Sādhanā
शिवज्ञानी भवेद्विप्रः शिवेन सह मोदते । श्रावयेच्छिवभक्तांश्च विशेषज्ञो मनीश्वराः
śivajñānī bhavedvipraḥ śivena saha modate | śrāvayecchivabhaktāṃśca viśeṣajño manīśvarāḥ
真にシヴァを知るバラモンはシヴァ智者となり、シヴァとの交わりに歓喜する。識別にすぐれた賢明なる師として、シヴァの信徒たちにもこれらの教えを誦し、説き示すべきである。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It declares that true Śiva-knowledge culminates in joyful communion with Śiva, and that such realized understanding naturally overflows as compassionate teaching for Śiva’s devotees—uniting jñāna and bhakti.
In the Vidyeśvara context, Linga and Saguna worship are upheld as accessible supports that mature devotion into Śiva-jnāna; the verse frames the expert teacher as one who guides devotees from ritual hearing and recitation toward direct realization of Śiva.
The implied practice is śravaṇa (devotional hearing/recitation) of Śiva-teachings—often paired in this tradition with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined worship, so that devotion ripens into steady Śiva-awareness.