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Skanda Upanishad 7: Verse 7

एवं बद्धस्तथा जीवः कर्मनाशे सदाशिवः । पाशबद्धस्तथा जीवः पाशमुक्तः सदाशिवः ॥७॥

एवम् । बद्धः । तथा । जीवः । कर्म-नाशे । सदाशिवः । पाश-बद्धः । तथा । जीवः । पाश-मुक्तः । सदाशिवः ।

Sanskrit recitationSkanda Upanishad 7

evaṁ baddhas tathā jīvaḥ karmanāśe sadāśivaḥ | pāśabaddhas tathā jīvaḥ pāśamuktaḥ sadāśivaḥ ||7||

Như vậy, jīva bị trói buộc; khi nghiệp (karma) bị tiêu diệt, liền là Sadāśiva. Cũng thế, jīva bị trói bởi sợi xiềng (pāśa); khi được giải thoát khỏi pāśa, liền là Sadāśiva.

Thus, the individual self (jīva) is bound; upon the destruction of karma, (it is) Sadāśiva. Likewise, the jīva is bound by the fetter (pāśa); freed from the fetter, (it is) Sadāśiva.

Moksha (liberation) through karma-kshaya and pāśa-mokṣa; identity of jīva with Śiva (non-dual realization)Mahavakya: Supports the purport of «अहं ब्रह्मास्मि» (Aham Brahmāsmi) and «तत् त्वम् असि» (Tat Tvam Asi): the bound jīva, when ignorance/karma-bondage is removed, is none other than the Absolute (here named Sadāśiva).AtharvaChandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)

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