Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 62
पशुपाशपतिज्ञान-प्राप्तिः
Acquisition of Paśupati–Pāśa Knowledge
स एष बध्यते पाशैः सुखदुःखाशनः पशुः । लीलासाधनभूतो य ईश्वरस्येति सूरयः
sa eṣa badhyate pāśaiḥ sukhaduḥkhāśanaḥ paśuḥ | līlāsādhanabhūto ya īśvarasyeti sūrayaḥ
یہی جیو ‘پشو’ ہے جو پاشوں سے بندھا ہوا، سکھ اور دکھ کو گویا کھا کر بھوگتا ہے۔ دانا کہتے ہیں کہ وہی ایشور کی لیلا کا آلہ بنتا ہے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
FAQs
It summarizes the Shaiva Siddhanta triad: the jīva (paśu) is bound by pāśas (bondage such as karma, ignorance, and limitation) and therefore undergoes sukha and duḥkha; liberation arises when the soul turns to Pati (the Lord, Shiva) who alone can remove bondage.
By portraying the soul as bound and Shiva as the Lord (Īśvara/Pati), it supports Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā—as a practical means to gain grace, purify karmic bonds, and move from worldly experience toward Shiva-realization.
A direct takeaway is disciplined Shiva-upāsanā aimed at cutting pāśas: daily japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), Linga-abhiṣeka with a prayer for release from bondage, and steady meditation on Shiva as Pati beyond pleasure and pain.