Shloka 14
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
निःस्पृहस्य च पूर्णस्य तस्य पूजा कथं भवेत् । शिवोद्देशकृतं कर्म प्रसादजनकं भवेत्
niḥspṛhasya ca pūrṇasya tasya pūjā kathaṃ bhavet | śivoddeśakṛtaṃ karma prasādajanakaṃ bhavet
Bagi Dia yang tidak berkehendak dan sempurna, bagaimana mungkin pemujaan dilakukan? Namun, apa jua perbuatan yang dilakukan dengan Śiva sebagai tujuan dan niatnya menjadi sebab lahirnya rahmat (Nya).
Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching tradition of the Vidyeshvara/Viśveśvara discourse to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: Kāśī’s Viśvanātha is revered as the Lord who, though complete and desireless, accepts offerings by bhakti and intention; acts dedicated to Him become vehicles of grace.
Significance: Teaches that pilgrimage and worship are efficacious not because Śiva ‘needs’ them, but because dedication (uddeśa) aligns the soul to receive anugraha.
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva, being complete and free from desire, does not need offerings; worship is transformative for the devotee, and actions dedicated to Shiva become channels for His grace (prasāda) leading toward liberation.
Though Shiva is ultimately nirguṇa (beyond need), the devotee approaches Him through saguna supports like the Śiva-liṅga; the verse validates that even simple acts done with Shiva as the intended Lord become spiritually efficacious and grace-bestowing.
Offer any daily act as Śivārpaṇa (dedication to Shiva)—such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” simple liṅga-abhisheka, or applying tripuṇḍra—emphasizing intention over display.