पशु-पाश-पतिविचारः / Inquiry into Paśu, Pāśa, and Pati
वेदाहमेनमजरं पुराणं सर्वगं विभुम् । निरोधं जन्मनो यस्य वदंति ब्रह्मवादिनः
vedāhamenamajaraṃ purāṇaṃ sarvagaṃ vibhum | nirodhaṃ janmano yasya vadaṃti brahmavādinaḥ
میں اسے جانتا ہوں—اَجر، قدیم، ہمہ گیر اور قادرِ مطلق کو؛ برہمن کے جاننے والے کہتے ہیں کہ اس کے لیے جنم کا انسداد ہے، کیونکہ وہ جسمانی ہونے کی مجبوری سے ماورا ہے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
It presents Shiva as the unborn, undecaying, all-pervading Lord (Pati) whose realization ends the cycle of birth; liberation is described as the ‘nirodha’ of samsaric becoming.
Linga-worship is a Saguna support for meditation, guiding the devotee to recognize the same Shiva as the formless, all-pervading reality who is beyond birth and decay.
Meditate on Shiva as sarvagata (all-pervading) and repeat the Panchakshara mantra ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’ with yogic restraint (nirodha) to loosen bondage (pāśa) and orient the mind toward moksha.