Shloka 25
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
शिवज्ञानं शिवध्यानमुत्तरोत्तरमभ्यसेत् । आसुप्तेरामृतेः कालं नयेद्वै शिवचिंतया
śivajñānaṃ śivadhyānamuttarottaramabhyaset | āsupterāmṛteḥ kālaṃ nayedvai śivaciṃtayā
Hendaklah seseorang semakin giat mengamalkan pengetahuan tentang Śiva dan meditasi kepada Śiva. Dari saat terjaga hingga tiba waktu kematian, hendaklah masa dilalui dengan ingatan dan renungan kepada Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: Turns the whole lifespan into a continuous ‘kṣetra’ of remembrance; aligns with the Siddhānta ideal of uninterrupted Śiva-smaraṇa culminating in liberating knowledge.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches uninterrupted Śiva-smaraṇa—uniting correct knowledge (śiva-jñāna) with steady meditation (śiva-dhyāna)—so the entire life becomes a sādhana leading toward liberation under Śiva’s grace.
Continuous contemplation can be anchored in saguna upāsanā—such as worshiping the Śiva-liṅga as the compassionate manifest support—while the inner aim matures into śiva-jñāna, recognizing Śiva as the supreme Pati beyond bondage.
A practical takeaway is daily japa and remembrance from waking onward—especially pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with mental dhyāna on Śiva—maintaining Śiva-cintā throughout one’s activities.