Shloka 36

Adhyaya 79 — Bhakti-Mahima and Linga-Archana-Vidhi

Condensed Ritual Sequence

Devanagari script

स याति शिवसायुज्यम् एवं सम्पूज्य शङ्करम् इति संक्षेपतः प्रोक्तो लिङ्गार्चनविधिक्रमः

Transliteration

sa yāti śivasāyujyam evaṃ sampūjya śaṅkaram iti saṃkṣepataḥ prokto liṅgārcanavidhikramaḥ

Translation

وهكذا، بعد أن يُعبَدَ شَنْكَرَة (Śaṅkara) على هذا النحو عبادةً تامّة، يبلغُ البَشو (paśu: النفس المقيَّدة) شِيفا-سايُوجيا (Śiva-sāyujya): اتحادًا في قربِ الربّ ومشاركةً في مماثلةِ الحضور الإلهي. وباختصار، فهذا هو ترتيبُ طقسِ عبادةِ اللِّينغا كما عُلِّم.

Word by Word

• स (sa): he/that devotee

• याति (yāti): attains, goes to

• शिवसायुज्यम् (śiva-sāyujyam): union with Śiva, sāyujya-mukti

• एवम् (evam): thus, in this manner

• सम्पूज्य (sampūjya): having fully worshipped, having duly honoured

• शङ्करम् (śaṅkaram): Śaṅkara (Śiva, the beneficent)

• इति (iti): thus, so

• संक्षेपतः (saṃkṣepataḥ): in summary, briefly

• प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ): declared, taught

• लिङ्गार्चनविधिक्रमः (liṅgārcana-vidhi-kramaḥ): the ordered method (krama) of the rite (vidhi) of Liṅga-worship (arcana).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shankara

FAQs

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

It states the phala (result) of proper Liṅga-arcana: by duly worshipping Śaṅkara according to the prescribed krama, the devotee attains Śiva-sāyujya, making liberation the explicit aim of the ritual.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the liberating Lord who grants sāyujya. The verse frames Him as the ultimate refuge and goal, whose grace is accessed through correct devotion and ritual order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights Liṅga-archana-vidhi (the ordered procedure of Liṅga worship). In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, this is a kriyā-oriented means that helps the pashu move beyond pasha toward Śiva’s liberating state (sāyujya).