Shloka 18

Adhyaya 87 — Saṃsāra-viṣa-kathana: Ājñā-śakti, Māyā-bandha, and Mokṣa by Prasāda

Devanagari script

प्रसादाद्देवदेवस्य नात्र कार्या विचारणा एष एव जगन्नाथो बन्धमोक्षकरः शिवः

Transliteration

prasādāddevadevasya nātra kāryā vicāraṇā eṣa eva jagannātho bandhamokṣakaraḥ śivaḥ

Translation

देवदेवस्य प्रसादादत्र न विचारणा कार्या। स एव जगन्नाथः शिवो बन्धमोक्षकरः॥

Word by Word

• prasādāt: by grace

• deva-devasya: of the God of gods

• na atra: not here/ in this matter

• kāryā: to be done/ required

• vicāraṇā: deliberation, inquiry

• eṣa eva: he alone indeed

• jagat-nāthaḥ: Lord of the world

• bandha: bondage

• mokṣa: liberation

• karaḥ: maker, bestower, accomplisher

• śivaḥ: Shiva (the auspicious Lord)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shaiva doctrine of grace to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It grounds Linga-worship in siddhānta: the fruit of worship is not mere merit but Shiva’s prasāda, through which the paśu is freed from pāśa and attains mokṣa.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva is presented as Jagannātha and Pati—the sovereign Lord who alone has the power to administer bondage (bandha) and grant release (mokṣa), making grace the decisive principle.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies prasāda-centered sādhana: Linga-pūjā and Pāśupata-oriented discipline aimed at receiving Shiva’s grace rather than relying only on intellectual inquiry.