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
زمین پر کچھ بڑے اسور مایا میں بندھے ہوئے پیدا ہوں گے۔ کچھ یقیناً ہری (وشنو) کے ہاتھوں مقید ہوں گے، اور کچھ شَمبھو (شیو) کے اُپایوں سے روکے جائیں گے۔
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.