Shloka 3
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
प्रकृत्यादिवशीकारो मोक्ष इत्युच्यते स्वतः । बद्धजीवस्तु निर्मुक्तो मुक्तजीवः स कथ्यते
prakṛtyādivaśīkāro mokṣa ityucyate svataḥ | baddhajīvastu nirmukto muktajīvaḥ sa kathyate
പ്രകൃതി മുതലായ ബന്ധനകാരക തത്ത്വങ്ങളെ വശീകരിക്കുക (നിയന്ത്രിക്കുക) എന്നതുതന്നെ സ്വഭാവതഃ മോക്ഷമെന്നു പറയുന്നു. ബന്ധിതജീവൻ പൂർണ്ണമായി വിമുക്തനായാൽ അവനെയാണ് മുക്തജീവൻ എന്നു വിളിക്കുന്നത്.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Shiva Purana teaching to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: liberating
FAQs
It defines mokṣa as freedom from subjection to Prakṛti and other binding principles—when the jīva is no longer compelled by the guṇas and bonds (pāśa), it is termed mukta under Shiva’s grace.
Linga/Saguna Shiva worship disciplines the mind and senses and turns the jīva from Prakṛti-bound identity toward Pati (Shiva). Through devotion, purity, and right knowledge, the soul gains mastery over bondage and moves toward liberation.
A practical takeaway is daily Shiva-upāsanā with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady meditation to restrain the guṇas—cultivating inner control that culminates in release (nirmukti).