Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 67
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
यथा स्वविषये राजा सारं गृह्णाति यत्करम् । यथा मनुष्याः सस्यादीन्दग्ध्वा सारं भजंति वै
yathā svaviṣaye rājā sāraṃ gṛhṇāti yatkaram | yathā manuṣyāḥ sasyādīndagdhvā sāraṃ bhajaṃti vai
Kung paanong ang hari sa sariling kaharian ay kumukuha ng nararapat na buwis bilang mahalagang bahagi, at kung paanong ang mga tao, matapos sunugin ang mga pananim at iba pa, ay kinukuha lamang ang pinakadiwa—gayon din, dapat dakmain ng marurunong ang pinakadiwang katotohanan—si Śiva—at iwan ang di-mahalaga.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pashu
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches sāra-grahaṇa—taking the essence: the seeker should discard the husk of distractions and hold to Śiva, the highest reality and the liberating refuge (Pati) in Shaiva understanding.
Liṅga-worship is a practical way to hold the ‘essence’ in a tangible focus: through Saguna devotion the mind is gathered, and the devotee steadily approaches the essential truth of Śiva beyond superficial rituals.
Single-pointed japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with a sāttvika, simplified discipline (optionally with bhasma/tripuṇḍra and rudrākṣa) to keep only what supports Śiva-smaraṇa.