Shloka 20
वसन्तस्वरूपवर्णनम् — Description of the Form/Nature of Vasant
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भुवि केचिद्भविष्यंति मायाबद्धा महासुराः । बद्धा केचिद्धरेर्नूनं केचिच्छंभोरुपायतः
bhuvi kecidbhaviṣyaṃti māyābaddhā mahāsurāḥ | baddhā keciddharernūnaṃ kecicchaṃbhorupāyataḥ
บนแผ่นดินจะมีอสูรมหึมาบางพวกเกิดขึ้น ผู้ถูกมายนาผูกมัด บางพวกย่อมถูกหริ (วิษณุ) ผูกไว้แน่นอน และบางพวกถูกยับยั้งด้วยอุบายของศัมภู (พระศิวะ)
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
FAQs
It distinguishes two kinds of bondage: beings deluded by Māyā become asuric, and their restraint occurs through divine governance—sometimes through Hari’s preserving power, and sometimes through Śambhu’s transforming grace (upāya) that ultimately turns bondage into a path toward liberation.
Śambhu’s “upāya” implies accessible, saguna means for the bound soul—approaching Shiva through devotion and prescribed worship. In the Shiva Purana, Linga-upāsanā is a central upāya by which Shiva purifies Māyā-bound tendencies and redirects the being toward Shiva-consciousness.
The verse points to taking refuge in Shiva’s upāya: steady bhakti with mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and regular Shiva-pūjā, as practical disciplines for weakening Māyā’s grip and cultivating inner restraint.