Shloka 9
ऋषभचरित्रवर्णनम् (Ṛṣabha-caritra-varṇanam) — “Account of Ṛṣabha’s Sacred Narrative”
ततो भक्ता भविष्यन्ति ज्ञात्वा मां तत्त्वतोऽव्ययम् । जन्ममृत्युजराहीनाः परब्रह्मसमाधयः
tato bhaktā bhaviṣyanti jñātvā māṃ tattvato'vyayam | janmamṛtyujarāhīnāḥ parabrahmasamādhayaḥ
Sesudah itu, setelah mengenal Aku dalam kebenaran sebagai Hakikat yang tidak binasa, mereka menjadi para bhakta. Bebas daripada kelahiran, kematian dan tua, mereka bersemadi dalam samādhi pada Brahman Tertinggi—Śiva, Sang Pati yang menganugerahkan mokṣa.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: Kāśī is celebrated as the place where Śiva grants tāraka-upadeśa and liberation; the verse’s ‘parabrahma-samādhi’ and freedom from birth/death aligns with Kāśī-mokṣa theology.
Significance: Mokṣa-kṣetra: remembrance/realization of Śiva as imperishable Reality; liberation from saṃsāra.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse teaches that true devotion arises from direct knowledge of Śiva as the imperishable Reality; such realization culminates in liberation—freedom from the cycle marked by birth, death, and aging—through steadfast absorption in Parabrahman.
In Shaiva practice, worship of the Liṅga (Saguna support for devotion) matures into tattva-jñāna—knowing Śiva “in truth” beyond change—so the external worship leads inward to parabrahma-samādhi rather than remaining mere ritual.
The takeaway is dhyāna leading to samādhi: meditate on Śiva as avyaya (unchanging) while sustaining bhakti; this is commonly supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and contemplative focus on the Liṅga as the doorway to Parabrahman.