Shloka 7

मुनिमोहशमनम्

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

Devanagari script

एवं पाशुपतं योगं मोक्षसिद्धिप्रदायकम् तस्याणिमादयो विप्रा नान्यथा कर्मकोटिभिः

Transliteration

evaṃ pāśupataṃ yogaṃ mokṣasiddhipradāyakam tasyāṇimādayo viprā nānyathā karmakoṭibhiḥ

Translation

अशा प्रकारे पाशुपत योग मोक्षसिद्धी देणारा आहे. त्यातूनच अणिमा इत्यादी सिद्धी उत्पन्न होतात; हे विप्रहो, कोट्यवधी कर्मकांडांनीही हा फल अन्यथा मिळत नाही.

Word by Word

• evam: thus

• pāśupatam: of Pāśupati (Śiva), the Pāśupata path

• yogam: yoga, disciplined union

• mokṣa-siddhi-pradāyakam: that which grants the accomplishment of liberation

• tasya: of it (of that yoga)

• aṇimā-ādayaḥ: aṇimā and the other siddhis (subtle powers)

• viprāḥ: O brāhmaṇas, O sages

• na anyathā: not otherwise, by no other way

• karma-koṭibhiḥ: by crores/millions of karmas (rites, works).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya, summarizing Shaiva teaching on Pāśupata Yoga)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Pashupati)

FAQs

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

It elevates the Shaiva path (Pāśupata Yoga) as the direct means to mokṣa-siddhi, implying that devotion and disciplined union with Pati (Śiva)—often centered on Linga-upāsanā—surpasses mere accumulation of ritual karma.

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

Śiva is implied as Pāśupati (Pati), the liberating Lord whose yoga-path cuts the pasha (bondage) of the pashu (individual soul), granting not only siddhis but the higher consummation of liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata Yoga is highlighted as the decisive sādhanā—superior to karma-koṭi (vast ritual works)—and is said to yield aṇimā and related siddhis, with mokṣa as its principal fruition.