Shloka 48
शिवार्चनविधिः — देवतानां पाशुपतव्रतप्राप्तिः तथा पशुपाशविमोक्षणम् (अध्याय ८०)
पुरा पुरत्रयं दग्धुं पशुत्वं परिभाषितम् शङ्किताश् च वयं तत्र पशुत्वं प्रति सुव्रत
purā puratrayaṃ dagdhuṃ paśutvaṃ paribhāṣitam śaṅkitāś ca vayaṃ tatra paśutvaṃ prati suvrata
पुरा पुरत्रयदाहे तु पशुत्वं परिभाषितम्। शङ्किताश्च वयं तत्र पशुत्वं प्रति सुव्रत॥
Suta Goswami (outer narration; addressing the sages—contextually a vocative within the narrative)
FAQs
It frames Tripura-dahana as a teaching moment: worship of Shiva as Pati is meaningful because it addresses paśutva—bondage of the soul—and points toward release through Shiva-centered devotion and discipline.
By connecting the Tripura episode with the definition of paśutva, it implies Shiva-tattva as Pati—the sovereign liberator whose power over destruction also signifies removal of pasha (bondage) from the paśu (individual soul).
The verse primarily highlights doctrinal contemplation (viveka) on paśutva; in Pashupata-oriented practice this becomes the basis for turning to Shiva-upāsanā—discipline, mantra, and worship aimed at cutting the bonds.