Shloka 69

मुनिमोहशमनम्

Pāśupata-yoga, Siddhis, Puruṣa-darśana, Saṃsāra, and Prāṇa-Rudra Pañcāhutī

Devanagari script

कुलालचक्रवद्भ्रान्तस् तत्रैव परिवर्तते इत्येवं हि मनुष्यादिः संसारः स्थावरान्तिकः

Transliteration

kulālacakravadbhrāntas tatraiva parivartate ityevaṃ hi manuṣyādiḥ saṃsāraḥ sthāvarāntikaḥ

Translation

如陶工之轮迷乱旋转，受缚之 paśu 亦在同一圈中反复回转。是故轮回（saṃsāra）自人等诸生起，乃至静止之类（sthāvara）而不息；只要 paśu 仍为 pāśa 所系，未归依 Pati——湿婆（Śiva）。

Word by Word

• कुलाल-चक्रवत्: like a potter’s wheel

• भ्रान्तः: deluded, भ्रमित

• तत्र एव: right there, in that very cycle

• परिवर्तते: turns about, revolves

• इति एवम्: thus indeed

• हि: surely

• मनुष्य-आदिः: beginning with human (and other forms)

• संसारः: transmigratory existence

• स्थावर-अन्तिकः: reaching up to the immobile state (ending in/including plant-like births).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames Linga-worship as turning from the repetitive wheel of saṃsāra to Pati (Śiva); devotion and surrender to Śiva through the Liṅga is implied as the remedy for the Paśu’s bondage.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Śiva is implicitly the Pati—distinct from the revolving, deluded Paśu—and the one whose grace and lordship can end the otherwise self-perpetuating cycle of transmigration.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to the necessity of Pāśupata-oriented discipline—detachment from delusion and taking refuge in Śiva (often expressed through Liṅga-pūjā, japa, and contemplative practice) to break the cycle of repeated births.