Shloka 12
भस्म–रुद्राक्ष–शिवनाममाहात्म्य
The Greatness of Bhasma, Rudrākṣa, and the Name of Śiva
तद्दर्शनं यथा वेणी नोभयोरंतरं मनाक् । एवं योनविजानाति सपापिष्ठो न संशयः
taddarśanaṃ yathā veṇī nobhayoraṃtaraṃ manāk | evaṃ yonavijānāti sapāpiṣṭho na saṃśayaḥ
जशी वेणी पाहताना तिच्या तंतूंमध्ये किंचितही अंतर दिसत नाही, तसा अतिपापी पुरुष—निःसंशय—फक्त योनी (कामविषय)च पाहतो; त्यातला उच्च भेद तो ओळखू शकत नाही।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It warns that lust distorts perception: the mind loses discernment (viveka) and sees only the sensual object, which strengthens bondage (pāśa) and obstructs turning toward Shiva, the liberating Pati.
Linga-worship trains the devotee to shift from sense-driven seeing to sacred seeing—recognizing Shiva as the inner reality—whereas lust-fixation collapses awareness into mere bodily identification.
Cultivate restraint and japa with the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to purify perception; support it with Shaiva disciplines like bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and steady dhyāna to redirect attention from craving to Shiva.