Shloka 58
प्रणवार्थपद्धतिवर्णनम्
Methodical Explanation of the Meaning of Praṇava/Om
एतद्रहस्यम्परमं लब्ध्वा सूतान्मुनीश्वराः । काश्यामेव समासीना मुक्ताश्शिवपदं ययुः
etadrahasyamparamaṃ labdhvā sūtānmunīśvarāḥ | kāśyāmeva samāsīnā muktāśśivapadaṃ yayuḥ
ទទួលបានសេចក្តីសម្ងាត់ដ៏អធិកនេះពីសូតៈហើយ មហាមុនីទាំងឡាយបានស្នាក់នៅកាសី; ដោយរួចផុតពីចំណងពាក់ព័ន្ធ ពួកគេបានឈានដល់ស្ថានភាពនៃព្រះសិវៈ—ទីលំនៅខ្ពស់បំផុតរបស់ទ្រង់។
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It declares that receiving the highest Shaiva secret (rahasya) and abiding in the sanctity of Kāśī culminates in moksha—attainment of Śiva-pada, the liberated state identified with closeness to Pati (Śiva) beyond bondage (pāśa).
Kāśī is traditionally upheld as a supreme kṣetra of Śiva where Saguna worship—especially Liṅga-upāsanā—ripens devotion and knowledge; through Śiva’s grace, that practice leads to realization of Śiva-pada (the fruit of worship).
The verse points to śravaṇa of Shaiva rahasya (listening to Śiva-tattva), steady residence/abidance in Śiva’s kṣetra (Kāśī), and sustained upāsanā—such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Liṅga-pūjā—as the practical pathway toward liberation.