Shloka 70

Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः

Devanagari script

मुच्यन्ते पातकैः सर्वैः पद्मपत्रमिवांभसा पूजया भोगसंपत्तिर् अवश्यं जायते द्विजाः

Transliteration

mucyante pātakaiḥ sarvaiḥ padmapatramivāṃbhasā pūjayā bhogasaṃpattir avaśyaṃ jāyate dvijāḥ

Translation

بهذه العبادة يُعتَق المرء من جميع الآثام، كما تبقى ورقةُ اللوتس غيرَ مبتلّة بالماء. وبالـپوجا، يا ذوي الولادتين، تنشأ لا محالةِ السعةُ والرخاءُ ومتعُ الحياة.

Word by Word

• mucyante: are released, are freed

• pātakaiḥ: from sins

• sarvaiḥ: all

• padma-patram: lotus leaf

• iva: like

• ambhasā: by water, with water

• pūjayā: by worship (especially Śiva-pūjā/ liṅga-pūjā)

• bhoga-saṃpattiḥ: wealth and enjoyments, prosperity for worldly experience

• avaśyam: certainly, without fail

• jāyate: arises, comes to be

• dvijāḥ: O twice-born (brāhmaṇas/initiated)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya, conveying the phala of Śiva-liṅga worship)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It states the core phala (result) of liṅga-pūjā: purification from pāpa and the assured arising of bhoga-saṃpatti, indicating both inner cleansing and outer well-being as fruits of devotion to Pati (Śiva).

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as the supreme purifier: contact with His worship burns or dissolves pāśa (bondage) and its effects, leaving the pashu (individual soul) unstained—like a lotus leaf untouched by water.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śiva-pūjā (especially liṅga-pūjā) is highlighted; as a Pāśupata-oriented practice it functions as upāya (means) that reduces pāpa and supports dharmic enjoyment, preparing the soul for higher liberation-oriented sādhana.