Shloka 25
Strī-svabhāva-kathanam: Nārada–Pañcacūḍā-saṃvāda
Discourse on Dispassion via the Nārada–Pañcacūḍā Dialogue
पंगुष्वपि च देवर्षे ये चान्ये कुत्सिता नराः । स्त्रीणामगम्यो लोकेषु नास्ति कश्चिन्महामुने
paṃguṣvapi ca devarṣe ye cānye kutsitā narāḥ | strīṇāmagamyo lokeṣu nāsti kaścinmahāmune
اے دیورشی، لنگڑوں میں بھی اور دوسرے کمینے مردوں میں بھی—اے مہامنی—دنیا میں عورتوں کے لیے کوئی بھی حقیقتاً ناقابلِ رسائی نہیں۔
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana discourse to the sages, conveying the teaching within Umāsaṃhitā)
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights how powerful worldly desire can be: even those who seem weak or degraded are still drawn by sense-attraction. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, this points to kāma as a form of pasha (bond) that keeps the pashu (bound soul) from turning fully toward Pati (Shiva) and liberation.
The verse implicitly urges sense-restraint and inner purity, which are foundational for effective Linga worship. Approaching Saguna Shiva through pūjā, mantra, and devotion is meant to sublimate desire into bhakti, transforming binding impulses into Shiva-oriented awareness.
Practice indriya-nigraha (control of senses) supported by japa of the Panchakshara—"Om Namaḥ Śivāya"—and steady daily Shiva worship; these disciplines weaken pasha and strengthen devotion and discrimination (viveka).