Shloka 77
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
वकारः शक्तिरमृतं मेलनं शिव उच्यते । तस्मादेवं स्वमात्मानं शिवं कृत्वार्चयेच्छिवम्
vakāraḥ śaktiramṛtaṃ melanaṃ śiva ucyate | tasmādevaṃ svamātmānaṃ śivaṃ kṛtvārcayecchivam
อักษร ‘ว’ ได้ประกาศว่าเป็นศักติ เป็นอมฤต และเป็นการประสานรวมอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์—สิ่งนี้เองเรียกว่า ศิวะ ดังนั้นเมื่อทำตนภายในให้เป็นศิวะแล้ว พึงบูชาพระศิวะ।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: As part of the Viśveśvara-khaṇḍa teaching-stream, the verse aligns with Kāśī’s doctrine that liberation is secured by Śiva’s grace when the devotee internalizes Śiva-bhāva (śivīkaraṇa) and worships; the ‘melana’ (union) motif resonates with Kāśī as the meeting-place of jñāna and bhakti under Viśveśvara’s lordship.
Significance: Internal śivīkaraṇa (making oneself ‘Śiva-like’ through purity and identification) is presented as the key that makes external worship fully efficacious—mirroring Kāśī’s promise of anugraha leading to release.
Type: panchakshara
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that true Śiva-worship is not only external ritual but also inner transformation—purifying and aligning the self with Śiva through mantra-meaning, Śakti, and the experience of immortality (amṛta).
It supports Saguna worship (such as Linga-arcana) while emphasizing that the worshipper should inwardly become ‘Śiva-like’—pure, steady, and united with Śakti—so the outer offering is empowered by inner realization.
Meditate on the mantra-syllable meaning (especially the śakti-tattva implied by “va”), cultivate inner purity and unity, then perform Śiva-arcana—ideally with japa of the Pañcākṣarī and focused contemplation during worship.