Shloka 27

मुनिमोहशमनम्

Pāśupata-yoga, Siddhis, Puruṣa-darśana, Saṃsāra, and Prāṇa-Rudra Pañcāhutī

Devanagari script

स भुङ्क्ते विषयांश्चैव विषयैर्न च युज्यते अणुत्वात्तु परः सूक्ष्मः सूक्ष्मत्वाद् अपवर्गिकः

Transliteration

sa bhuṅkte viṣayāṃścaiva viṣayairna ca yujyate aṇutvāttu paraḥ sūkṣmaḥ sūkṣmatvād apavargikaḥ

Translation

അവൻ വിഷയങ്ങളെ അനുഭവിച്ചാലും അവയാൽ ബന്ധിക്കപ്പെടുന്നില്ല. പരമ സൂക്ഷ്മനായതിനാൽ സ്പർശാതീതൻ; ആ സൂക്ഷ്മതയാൽ തന്നെ അപവർഗം—മോക്ഷം—നൽകുന്നവൻ।

Word by Word

• saḥ: He (Pati, the Lord)

• bhuṅkte: experiences/enjoys (as inner witness and controller)

• viṣayān: sense-objects/objects of experience

• ca eva: and indeed

• viṣayaiḥ: by/with the objects

• na: not

• ca: and

• yujyate: is joined/attached/entangled (bound)

• aṇutvāt: due to minuteness/subtle atomicity (transcendent subtlety)

• tu: indeed/but

• paraḥ: supreme/beyond

• sūkṣmaḥ: subtle

• sūkṣmatvāt: due to subtlety

• apavargikaḥ: bestower of apavarga (liberation), leading beyond pasha.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Linga Purana teachings to the sages of Naimisharanya; presenting Shiva-tattva in a doctrinal passage)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames the Linga as the supremely subtle Pati—immanent in all experience yet untouched by it—so worship is aimed at realizing His presence without falling into attachment (pasha).

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva is presented as the inner experiencer and ruler of viṣayas while remaining asaṅga (unentangled). His transcendently subtle nature makes Him the direct cause of apavarga—release of the pashu from bondage.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway supports Pashupata-style discipline: engage the world as an offering while cultivating non-attachment and subtle inner awareness of Shiva as the witness, leading toward liberation.