पशु-पाश-पतिविचारः / Inquiry into Paśu, Pāśa, and Pati
पशोः पाशस्य पत्युश्च तत्त्वतो ऽस्ति पदं परम् । ब्रह्मवित्तद्विदित्वैव योनिमुक्तो भविष्यति
paśoḥ pāśasya patyuśca tattvato 'sti padaṃ param | brahmavittadviditvaiva yonimukto bhaviṣyati
ដោយពិត មានស្ថានភាពដ៏លើសលប់ (បដ) ស្តីពីពសុ (ព្រលឹង), បាស (ចំណង), និងបតិ (ព្រះអម្ចាស់)។ អ្នកដឹងព្រះព្រហ្ម—ដោយដឹងនិងសម្រេចតែអង្គនោះ—នឹងរួចផុតពីការចូលកាយជាថ្មីៗ ដោះលែងពីស្បូននៃការកើតឡើងវិញ។
Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva Siddhanta teaching as preserved in the Vāyavīya Saṃhitā)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
It states the Shaiva Siddhanta framework: the individual soul (paśu) is bound by bonds (pāśa) and is liberated only by truly knowing the Lord/Absolute (Pati/Brahman), resulting in freedom from rebirth.
In Shaiva practice, Saguna worship (such as Linga pūjā) disciplines the mind and purifies bondage, preparing the devotee for tattva-jñāna—direct realization of Pati—by which final release from embodiment is attained.
The verse points to jñāna grounded in Shaiva devotion: steady meditation on Śiva as Pati, supported by mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to cut bondage and mature into liberating realization.