Shloka 40

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

Devanagari script

प्रभासे पुष्करे ऽवन्त्यां तथा चैवामरेश्वरे वणीशैलाकुले चैव मृतो याति शिवात्मताम्

Transliteration

prabhāse puṣkare 'vantyāṃ tathā caivāmareśvare vaṇīśailākule caiva mṛto yāti śivātmatām

Translation

مَن مات في برابهاسا، أو في بوشكرا، أو في أفنتي، وكذلك في أمارِشڤَرا، وأيضًا في الحَرَم المقدّس لفَنيشَيْلا، ينال شِڤاتْمَتا (śivātmatā)—الهوية مع شِڤا، فيصير على طبيعته.

Word by Word

• प्रभासे: at Prabhāsa (tīrtha)

• पुष्करे: at Puṣkara (tīrtha)

• अवन्त्यां: in Avantī (Ujjayinī region)

• तथा: likewise

• च एव: and indeed

• अमरेश्वरे: at Amareśvara (Shiva-kṣetra/linga-site)

• वणीशैलाकुले: in the sacred region/cluster (ākula) of Vaṇīśaila (Shiva’s mountain/kshetra)

• च एव: and also

• मृतः: having died

• याति: goes/attains

• शिवात्मताम्: Shiva-nature, unity with Pati (Shiva).

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 teaches that Shiva’s grace is specially manifest in certain Shiva-kshetras; connection to these linga-centers (through pilgrimage, worship, or final remembrance) culminates in śivātmatā—liberative proximity to Pati.

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

Shiva is presented as the supreme Pati whose essence can be attained: the pashu (individual soul), freed from pāśa (bondage) by divine grace, reaches Shiva-nature (śivātmatā) at these sanctified seats.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pilgrimage (tīrtha-yātrā), kṣetra-vāsa, and Shiva-smaraṇa at linga-sites are implied; the verse emphasizes grace-based liberation rather than a specific technique, aligning with Pāśupata orientation toward Pati’s anugraha.