Shloka 152
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
करणेन फलं याति तमसः परिहापनात् । जन्मनः परिमार्जित्वाज्ज्ञबुद्ध्या जनितानि च
karaṇena phalaṃ yāti tamasaḥ parihāpanāt | janmanaḥ parimārjitvājjñabuddhyā janitāni ca
Dengan amalan yang benar menurut disiplin Śiva, seseorang memperoleh buahnya, kerana kegelapan (tamas) disingkirkan. Setelah menyucikan noda yang dibawa sejak kelahiran, serta noda yang lahir daripada kefahaman yang tersasar, pencari menjadi layak menerima rahmat Śiva dan pembebasan (moksha).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Teaches the inner purpose of pilgrimage/discipline: removal of tamas and karmic stains so the soul becomes fit (adhikārin) for Śiva’s grace and liberation.
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It teaches that the promised fruit of Shaiva practice is the removal of tamas (spiritual darkness), cleansing both innate (birth-conditioned) impurities and errors born of deluded intellect—preparing the soul for Shiva’s liberating grace.
Linga-worship and Saguna Shiva-upasana are presented as practical means (karaṇa) that dispel tamas and purify the devotee’s inner instruments, making devotion mature into knowledge and freedom.
Steady Shaiva sadhana—especially japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), dhyana on Shiva, and purificatory observances like bhasma (Tripundra) and disciplined conduct—aimed at removing tamas and correcting deluded cognition.