Shloka 30
Śiva-jñāna and the Non-dual Vision of a Śiva-maya Universe (शिवज्ञानम्—सर्वं शिवमयम्)
जीवन्मुक्तस्य एवासौ देहः शीर्ण शिवे मिलेत् । प्रारब्धवशगो देहस्तद्भिन्नो ज्ञानवान् मतः
jīvanmuktasya evāsau dehaḥ śīrṇa śive milet | prārabdhavaśago dehastadbhinno jñānavān mataḥ
Bagi orang yang bebas ketika masih hidup, tubuh yang sama itu—apabila telah uzur—melebur ke dalam Śiva. Tubuh bergerak di bawah kuasa prārabdha (karma yang telah bermula), namun sang mengetahui dianggap terpisah daripadanya.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It teaches that liberation can be realized even while embodied (jīvanmukti): the body continues due to prārabdha karma, but the liberated knower is not bound by it and, at death, attains complete union with Śiva.
Linga-worship and devotion to Saguna Śiva purify the mind and mature knowledge and grace; this verse states the culmination—when bondage is cut, the jñānī remains inwardly established in Śiva even as the body continues outwardly until it falls.
The takeaway is steady Śiva-dhyāna and japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a disciplined Shaiva life (bhasma/tripuṇḍra and rudrākṣa where appropriate), so knowledge and devotion remain firm while karma exhausts itself.