पशु-पाश-पतिविचारः / Inquiry into Paśu, Pāśa, and Pati
विश्वकृद्विश्ववित्स्वात्मयोनिज्ञः कालकृद्गुणी । प्रधानः क्षेत्रज्ञपतिर्गुणेशः पाशमोचकः
viśvakṛdviśvavitsvātmayonijñaḥ kālakṛdguṇī | pradhānaḥ kṣetrajñapatirguṇeśaḥ pāśamocakaḥ
Ele é o Fazedor do universo e o Conhecedor do universo; conhece a fonte do Seu próprio Ser. É o Ordenador do tempo e o possuidor—e senhor—dos guṇas. É o Pradhāna, a matriz primordial; o Senhor do kṣetrajña (a alma individual, conhecedora do campo); o Regente dos guṇas; e o Libertador que corta os laços (pāśas).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Type: stotra
Role: creative
Offering: pushpa
The verse praises Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who governs time, nature (guṇas and pradhāna), and the individual soul—while also being Pāśamocaka, the one who removes the bonds of ignorance and karma to grant liberation.
By listing Shiva’s cosmic functions and liberating grace, the verse supports Saguna worship (such as Linga-pūjā) as a concrete means to approach the transcendent Lord who both pervades creation and frees the soul from bondage.
Meditate on Shiva as “Pāśamocaka” while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), offering water and bilva to the Linga with the intent of cutting inner bonds—ego, desire, and ignorance.