Shloka 20
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
तदा तु शिवसायुज्यमायुधाद्यैः क्रियादिभिः । महाप्रसादलाभे च बुद्धिश्चापि वशा भवेत्
tadā tu śivasāyujyamāyudhādyaiḥ kriyādibhiḥ | mahāprasādalābhe ca buddhiścāpi vaśā bhavet
Kemudian, melalui amalan yang ditetapkan—bermula dengan penggunaan alat-alat suci dan disiplin ritual yang lain—seseorang mencapai śiva-sāyujya, yakni penyatuan dengan Śiva. Dan apabila memperoleh Mahāprasāda (Rahmat Agung) Śiva, bahkan akal budi pun menjadi terkawal dan taat, teguh pada jalan-Nya.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vidyeshvara teachings to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Links kriyā (ritual discipline) with mahāprasāda (decisive grace): pilgrimage and temple-ritual are efficacious when they mature into Śiva’s anugraha that steadies buddhi and dissolves bondage.
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that liberation (śiva-sāyujya) is fulfilled not merely by personal effort but by Śiva’s mahāprasāda; when that grace dawns, the mind’s discerning faculty (buddhi) becomes steady and aligned with Śiva.
The verse points to “kriyā” and ritual requisites (āyudha-ādi), which in the Vidyeshvara context includes disciplined Saguna worship—such as Linga-upāsanā—through which devotion ripens and Śiva’s grace grants inner mastery and liberation.
It implies faithful performance of Shaiva kriyā—regular worship with proper ritual aids and disciplined observances—supported by mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), leading to the grace that steadies the intellect.