Shloka 40

स्वेच्छाविग्रहसंभव-प्रतिष्ठाफलवर्णनम् (विविधशिवमूर्तिप्रतिष्ठा, लोक-फल, शिवसायुज्य)

Devanagari script

भुक्त्वा तु विपुलांस्तत्र भोगान् युगशतं नरः ज्ञानयोगं समासाद्य तत्रैव च विमुच्यते

Transliteration

bhuktvā tu vipulāṃstatra bhogān yugaśataṃ naraḥ jñānayogaṃ samāsādya tatraiva ca vimucyate

Translation

بعد أن يتمتّع هناك بلذّات وافرة مدة مئة يوجا، ينال الإنسان يوغا المعرفة المُحرِّرة؛ وفي تلك الحال عينها يُعتَق—إذ يُقطع pāśa (قيد الرباط) بنعمة باتي (شيفا).

Word by Word

• भुक्त्वा: having enjoyed

• तु: indeed/then

• विपुलान्: abundant, vast

• तत्र: there/in that realm or condition

• भोगान्: enjoyments, sense-pleasures

• युगशतम्: a hundred yugas/ages

• नरः: a man, embodied soul (paśu)

• ज्ञानयोगम्: jñāna-yoga, the yoga of spiritual knowledge

• समासाद्य: having attained, having reached

• तत्रैव: there itself/in that very state

• च: and

• विमुच्यते: is freed, is liberated (mokṣa)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames bhoga as finite and mokṣa as the higher fruit: after karmic enjoyments are exhausted, the paśu turns to jñāna-yoga, culminating in release—an implicit push toward Śiva-centered sādhana (liṅga-bhakti and yoga) rather than mere heavenly reward.

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as Pati—the liberating Lord—because liberation (vimukti) is achieved when the soul attains jñāna-yoga that severs pasha; in Śaiva Siddhānta terms, the Lord is the ultimate remover of bondage and revealer of knowledge.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Jñāna-yoga is highlighted: the inward discipline where knowledge arises after the limits of bhoga are understood; in a Pāśupata reading, this matures into Śiva-focused yoga leading to direct release (vimukti).