Shloka 26
तमेवार्थमनुध्याय ज्ञानं मरणसंभवम् । आसन्वनचराः क्षांता निर्द्वंद्वा निष्परिग्रहाः
tamevārthamanudhyāya jñānaṃ maraṇasaṃbhavam | āsanvanacarāḥ kṣāṃtā nirdvaṃdvā niṣparigrahāḥ
ਉਸ ਪਰਮ ਤੱਤ ਦਾ ਹੀ ਧਿਆਨ ਕਰਦੇ ਹੋਏ, ਮਰਨ-ਸਿਮਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਉਪਜਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਮੁਕਤੀਦਾਇਕ ਗਿਆਨ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਸਾਧਿਆ। ਉਹ ਵਨਵਾਸੀ, ਖਿਮਾਸ਼ੀਲ, ਦਵੰਦ ਤੋਂ ਪਰੇ ਅਤੇ ਨਿਸ਼ਪਰਿਗ੍ਰਹੀ ਰਹੇ।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It presents the Shaiva path of liberation: steady contemplation of the Supreme (Pati/Shiva), supported by vairagya—remembering the impermanence of life—leading to jñāna that dissolves bondage and stabilizes equanimity.
Though phrased philosophically, the practice aligns with Saguna upāsanā (such as Linga worship) as a support for single-pointed meditation; through devotion and contemplation, the mind matures toward realizing Shiva as the one Reality beyond dualities.
It suggests sustained meditation (anudhyāna) with renunciation: repeating the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and living simply—minimizing possessions and reactions to opposites—while maintaining daily Shaiva disciplines like bhasma and rudrākṣa where appropriate.