Shloka 64

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

Devanagari script

अयने चार्धमासेन दक्षिणे चोत्तरायणे विषुवे चैव सम्पूज्य प्रयाति परमां गतिम्

Transliteration

ayane cārdhamāsena dakṣiṇe cottarāyaṇe viṣuve caiva sampūjya prayāti paramāṃ gatim

Translation

مَن عبدَ شِيفا عبادةً تامّةً في الانقلابين، وفي شعيرة منتصف الشهر، وفي مسير الشمس جنوبًا وشمالًا، وكذلك عند الاعتدال—بلغ الغاية العظمى (paramā gati)، وهي أسمى التحرّر تحت سيادة پَتي، الربّ.

Word by Word

• अयने (ayane): at the solstice/ayana junction

• च (ca): and

• अर्धमासेन (ardhamāsena): in the mid-month period/half-month observance

• दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe): in the southern course (dakṣiṇāyana)

• च (ca): and

• उत्तरायणे (uttarāyaṇe): in the northern course (uttarāyaṇa)

• विषुवे (viṣuve): at the equinox

• च (ca): and

• एव (eva): indeed/also

• सम्पूज्य (sampūjya): having fully worshipped

• प्रयाति (prayāti): goes/attains

• परमाम् (paramāṃ): supreme

• गतिम् (gatim): state/destination (liberation).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Surya

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva-linga worship performed at major solar transitions (ayana and viṣuva) and key calendrical observances is especially potent and leads the devotee toward the supreme goal—release granted by Pati (Śiva).

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

Śiva is implied as the Pati who transcends time yet sanctifies time; by approaching Him at pivotal cosmic junctures, the bound soul (paśu) is led beyond pasha (bondage) to paramā gati.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A kāla-niyama (timing discipline) for Śiva-pūjā—performing complete worship at ayana, uttarāyaṇa/dakṣiṇāyana, viṣuva, and mid-month observances as a vrata-oriented practice supporting liberation.