Shloka 75

मुनिमोहशमनम्

Pāśupata-yoga, Siddhis, Puruṣa-darśana, Saṃsāra, and Prāṇa-Rudra Pañcāhutī

Devanagari script

नित्यं समारभेद्धर्मं संसारभयपीडितः ततस्तरति संसारं क्रमेण परिवर्तितः

Transliteration

nityaṃ samārabheddharmaṃ saṃsārabhayapīḍitaḥ tatastarati saṃsāraṃ krameṇa parivartitaḥ

Translation

ผู้ถูกความกลัวแห่งสังสารวัฏบีบคั้น พึงเริ่มประกอบธรรมเป็นนิตย์; แล้วเมื่อแปรเปลี่ยนโดยลำดับ ย่อมข้ามพ้นสังสารวัฏได้

Word by Word

• नित्यम्: always

• समारभेत्: should undertake/begin

• धर्मम्: dharma (right conduct, sacred duty, Shiva-aligned discipline)

• संसार-भय-पीडितः: tormented by fear of worldly bondage

• ततः: then/from that

• तरति: crosses over

• संसारम्: the cycle of birth and death

• क्रमेण: gradually, step by step

• परिवर्तितः: transformed/turned away (from bondage toward liberation)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames daily dharma as the practical foundation for Shiva-oriented life: by steady right conduct and devotion, the pashu (soul) loosens pasha (bondage) and becomes fit for Linga-puja to bear liberating fruit.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati—the transcendent Lord beyond saṃsāra—toward whom the soul turns through dharma; liberation is not sudden for most, but occurs as the pashu is gradually transformed by alignment with Shiva’s order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Nitya-dharma: consistent daily discipline—ethical restraint, purity, japa and worship—functioning as a step-by-step (krameṇa) sādhanā akin to Pashupata-style transformation leading beyond saṃsāra.