परमार्थसार (महामाहेश्वर अभिनवगुप्त - त्रिक-दर्शन, अद्वैत शैव साधना एवं सान्वय सटीक)

Paramārthasāra of Abhinavagupta 69 Known in śāstra as a yoga bhraṣṭa, an aspirant fallen from the path of yoga, he becomes the master of some (divine) abode (bhuvana), rich in wonderful enjoyments. That becomes the place of relaxation for him. He attains Śivahood in the next life. The next life of such a yogin takes place generally in some higher abode of superior gods. He enjoys for some time the plea- sures available in such heavenly abode, proceeds thereafter, once again, on the path of yoga and attains both jīvan-mukti and videha- mukti, one after another. That is the case of an aspirant who has still some longing for enjoyments known as bhoga-vāsanā. परमार्थमार्गमेनं ह्यभ्यस्याप्राप्य योगमपि नाम । सुरलोकभोगभागी मुदितमना मोदते सुचिरम् ॥ १०० ॥ 100. Paramārtha-mārgamenam hyabhyasyāprāpya yogamapi nāma Sura-loka-bhoga-bhāgī mudita-manā modate suciram. The case of an aspirant whose longing for enjoyment is stron- ger than his desire for liberation is depicted through this couplet. A practitioner, not reaching the climax of yoga-practice, having even tread regularly the path of the eternal Truth, obtains superior pleasures in some divine abode of gods and enjoys them with a joyful mind for long long ages. One year in this mortal world is equal to one day (24 hours) in the heaven of gods. The days in still higher abodes of divine beings are hundreds of times longer in duration than the years in the heaven of Indra. A Śivayogin, desirous of enjoyments, tastes them for aeons of our mortal world, but finally he takes up the path of real and perfect liberation. Even bhoga attainable through the path of Śaivayoga, leads finally to mokṣa. That is the great- ness of the grace of Lord Śiva. विषयेषु सार्वभौमः सर्वजनैः पूज्यते यथा राजा ॥ भुवनेषु सर्वदेवैर्योगभ्रष्टस्तथा पूज्यः ॥ १०१ ॥ 101. Viṣayeṣu sārva-bhaumaḥ sarva-janaiḥ pūjyate yathā rājā Bhuvaneṣu sarva-devair- yoga-bhraṣṭas tathā pūjyaḥ Just as a great monarch is respected by all people in the terri-