Shloka 21

Shivamurti–Pratishtha Phala: Shivalaya-Nirmana, Kshetra-Mahatmya, Tirtha-Snana, and Mandala-Vidhi

Devanagari script

गत्वा शिवपुरं दिव्यं भुक्त्वा भोगान्यथेप्सितान् ज्ञानं विचारितं रुद्रैः सम्प्राप्य मुनिपुङ्गवाः

Transliteration

gatvā śivapuraṃ divyaṃ bhuktvā bhogānyathepsitān jñānaṃ vicāritaṃ rudraiḥ samprāpya munipuṅgavāḥ

Translation

وبعد أن بلغوا مدينة شيفا الإلهية وتمتّعوا بما اشتهوه من النِّعَم، نال أولئك الحكماء الأفاضل معرفةَ التحرّر، التي ميّزها وبيّنها الرودرات، وبها يُساق الباشو (النفس المقيّدة) نحو باتي (الربّ).

Word by Word

• गत्वा (gatvā): having gone

• शिवपुरं (śivapuraṃ): Śiva’s city/abode

• दिव्यं (divyaṃ): divine, celestial

• भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā): having enjoyed/experienced

• भोगान् (bhogān): enjoyments, experiences, objects of fruition

• यथा-ईप्सितान् (yathā-ipsitān): as desired, according to their wish

• ज्ञानं (jñānaṃ): knowledge, liberating gnosis

• विचारितं (vicāritaṃ): examined, discerned, deliberated upon

• रुद्रैः (rudraiḥ): by the Rudras (Śiva’s manifestations)

• सम्प्राप्य (samprāpya): having attained, reaching

• मुनिपुङ्गवाः (munipuṅgavāḥ): the best of sages.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudras

FAQs

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

It links the fruit of devotion to Śiva—reaching Śiva’s abode—with the higher goal of jñāna clarified by Rudra, implying that worship culminates not merely in boons (bhoga) but in liberation-oriented insight.

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

Śiva appears as Pati: the Lord whose realm is divine and whose Rudra-forms guide seekers by discerning true knowledge, converting worldly fruition into a stepping-stone toward moksha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Pāśupata-oriented trajectory is implied: disciplined devotion and practice that may include fruition (bhoga) but is ultimately refined into vicāra (discernment) and jñāna bestowed/clarified through Rudra’s grace.