Shloka 66
Sadācāra–Varṇa-lakṣaṇa and Prātaḥkṛtya
Right Conduct, Social Typologies, and Morning Purification
ज्ञानसिद्ध्या मोक्षसिद्धिः सर्वेषां गुर्वनुग्रहात् । मोक्षात्स्वरूपसिद्धिः स्यात्परानन्दं समश्नुते
jñānasiddhyā mokṣasiddhiḥ sarveṣāṃ gurvanugrahāt | mokṣātsvarūpasiddhiḥ syātparānandaṃ samaśnute
ด้วยความสำเร็จแห่งญาณแท้ โดยพระกรุณาแห่งคุรุ ทุกผู้ย่อมบรรลุโมกษะ จากโมกษะย่อมเกิดการรู้แจ้งสภาวะตน และเสวยปรมานันทะอันสูงสุด.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s doctrine to the sages at Naimisharanya, within the Vidyeshvara/Viśveśvarasaṃhitā context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: Kāśī as the kṣetra where Śiva as Viśvanātha grants tāraka-upadeśa and liberation; this verse’s guru-anugraha and svarūpa-siddhi resonate with Kāśī’s mokṣa-dāyakatva.
Significance: Emphasizes mokṣa through jñāna perfected by guru’s grace—pilgrimage supports śravaṇa/manana and surrender, culminating in Śiva’s anugraha.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that liberation is not merely self-effort: perfected spiritual knowledge culminates in moksha through the Guru’s anugraha (grace), and moksha flowers into direct realization of one’s true nature and Supreme Bliss—Shiva’s state.
In Shaiva practice, Saguna worship—such as Linga-puja, mantra-japa, and reverence to Shiva—purifies the seeker and ripens knowledge; the Guru, as the channel of Shiva’s grace, leads the devotee from devotional discipline to liberating insight and inner realization.
Guru-seva and guru-bhakti, steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and contemplative inquiry into the Self under guidance—supported by Shaiva disciplines like Tripundra (bhasma) and Rudraksha where applicable.