Paramātma-Svarūpa-Nirṇaya: Strī–Puṃ–Napuṃsaka-Vicāra
Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms
अयमेव हि संसारी मायया मोहितः पशुः । शिवज्ञानविहीनो हि नानाकर्मविमूढधीः
ayameva hi saṃsārī māyayā mohitaḥ paśuḥ | śivajñānavihīno hi nānākarmavimūḍhadhīḥ
Quả thật, chính chúng sinh luân hồi này là “paśu” — linh hồn bị trói buộc, bị Māyā mê hoặc. Thiếu vắng tri kiến về Śiva, trí hiểu của người ấy rối loạn, lang thang giữa vô số nghiệp hành.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
It defines the saṃsārī jīva as paśu (the bound soul) whose bondage is sustained by Māyā and ignorance of Śiva; liberation arises when Śiva-jñāna dawns and karma-driven confusion is transcended.
Linga/Saguṇa-Śiva worship disciplines the mind and turns the bound paśu away from scattered karmas toward devotion and right knowledge; through grace, such worship matures into Śiva-jñāna that cuts Māyā’s delusion.
Shift from mere multiplicity of actions to Śiva-centered sādhanā—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Linga-abhiṣeka with inner remembrance, and wearing/using rudrākṣa and bhasma as supports for steady awareness of Śiva.