Shloka 47
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
सुस्त्रीधनादिविषयं प्राकृतं प्राहुरास्तिकाः । प्रथमं चरलिंगेषु रसलिंगं प्रकथ्यते
sustrīdhanādiviṣayaṃ prākṛtaṃ prāhurāstikāḥ | prathamaṃ caraliṃgeṣu rasaliṃgaṃ prakathyate
ఆస్తిక ఆచార్యులు చెప్పునది—స్త్రీ, ధనం మొదలైన విషయాలకు సంబంధించిన లోకం ‘ప్రాకృత’మని. చరలింగములలో మొదట ‘రసలింగం’ వర్ణింపబడుతుంది.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
FAQs
It identifies prākṛta (material) fixation—especially on wealth and sensual attraction—as a form of bondage (pāśa) that diverts the soul from Śiva-realization; the teaching implicitly urges vairāgya and purification for true liṅga-bhakti.
By classifying a ‘rasa-liṅga’ within movable liṅgas, the text distinguishes lower, desire-tinted approaches from purer modes of worship, guiding the devotee toward sattvic, Śiva-centered saguna worship that leads beyond prākṛta craving.
The implied practice is restraint and purification before liṅga-pūjā—approaching Śiva with detachment from sense-objects, and focusing the mind through mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) rather than through sensual ‘rasa’.