Shloka 22
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
शिवस्य मानसैश्वर्यं तदाऽयत्नं भविष्यति । सार्वज्ञाद्यं शिवैश्वर्यं लब्ध्वा स्वात्मनि राजते
śivasya mānasaiśvaryaṃ tadā'yatnaṃ bhaviṣyati | sārvajñādyaṃ śivaiśvaryaṃ labdhvā svātmani rājate
Pada saat itu, kedaulatan batin Śiva terbit dengan mudah tanpa usaha. Setelah memperoleh kekuasaan ketuhanan Śiva—bermula dengan kemahatahuan—seseorang bersinar dalam Diri sejatinya sendiri.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Internalization of Śiva’s aiśvarya (lordly qualities such as omniscience) is presented as the fruit of grace; pilgrimage analogue is the ‘inner kṣetra’ where Śiva is realized as the Self.
FAQs
It teaches that through Shiva-oriented inner practice, Shiva’s own qualities—especially illuminating knowledge—manifest naturally, and the aspirant abides radiantly in the Self by Shiva’s grace.
Linga/Saguna worship steadies the mind in Shiva; when devotion matures into inward absorption, the ‘mental sovereignty’ of Shiva arises, culminating in Shiva’s grace-bestowed knowledge and inner radiance.
Manasa-puja (inner worship) supported by japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady dhyana on the Linga-form of Shiva, allowing effortless inward absorption.