Shloka 30

मुनिमोहशमनम्

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

Devanagari script

अपवर्गं ततो गच्छेत् सूक्ष्मं तत्परमं पदम् एवं पाशुपतं योगं ज्ञातव्यं मुनिपुङ्गवाः

Transliteration

apavargaṃ tato gacchet sūkṣmaṃ tatparamaṃ padam evaṃ pāśupataṃ yogaṃ jñātavyaṃ munipuṅgavāḥ

Translation

അതിന് ശേഷം അവൻ അപവർഗം—മോക്ഷം—പ്രാപിച്ച് ആ സൂക്ഷ്മമായ പരമ പദത്തിലെത്തുന്നു. ഹേ മുനിപുങ്ഗവന്മാരേ, ഇതാണ് പാശുപത യോഗം എന്നു അറിയേണ്ടത്।

Word by Word

• अपवर्गम्: liberation, release from bondage

• ततः: thereafter, then

• गच्छेत्: would go/attain

• सूक्ष्मम्: subtle, beyond gross perception

• तत्परमम्: that supreme (highest)

• पदम्: state, abode, station

• एवम्: thus, in this manner

• पाशुपतम्: belonging to Paśupati (Śiva), the Pāśupata path

• योगम्: yogic discipline, means of union

• ज्ञातव्यम्: should be known/understood

• मुनिपुङ्गवाः: O best among sages.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva doctrine to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Paśupati)

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-centered Śaiva practice as a liberating discipline: by following the Pāśupata Yoga of Paśupati, the paśu transcends pāśa and reaches apavarga, the supreme state.

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

Śiva is implied as Paśupati—the supreme, subtle goal (the ‘paramaṃ padam’) that is not merely a place but the highest ontological state realized when bondage is removed.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata Yoga is highlighted as the essential Śaiva method—an inward discipline aligned to Paśupati—whose fruit is apavarga (moksha) and entry into the subtle, supreme abode.