Shloka 15
Śravaṇa–Kīrtana–Manana: Definitions and Hierarchy of Śaiva Sādhanā (श्रवणकीर्तनमनन-निरूपणम्)
इत्थं कुमारो भगवान्व्यासेन मुनिनार्थितः । समर्थः प्राह विप्रेंद्रा निश्चयं मुक्तिकारणम्
itthaṃ kumāro bhagavānvyāsena muninārthitaḥ | samarthaḥ prāha vipreṃdrā niścayaṃ muktikāraṇam
ഇങ്ങനെ മുനി വ്യാസന്റെ അപേക്ഷയാൽ സമർത്ഥനായ ഭഗവാൻ കുമാരൻ, ഹേ വിപ്രേന്ദ്രന്മാരേ, മോക്ഷകാരണം സംബന്ധിച്ച നിശ്ചയസത്യം പ്രസ്താവിച്ചു.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It marks a pivotal transition: Sanatkumāra is about to state the settled Shaiva conclusion on what truly causes mokṣa, implying liberation is not accidental but grounded in a definitive spiritual means.
In the Vidyeśvara context, the coming “decisive truth” is typically presented through Shiva-upāsanā (often Linga-centered), where devotion and right knowledge mature into Shiva’s grace—the effective cause of liberation.
While this specific line does not name a practice, it introduces an instruction section that in this Samhitā commonly culminates in Shaiva sādhanā—japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), Linga worship, and allied disciplines as supports for mokṣa.