Shloka 70

अध्याय 91: अरिष्ट-लक्षण, मृत्यु-संस्कार, पाशुपत-धारणा तथा ओङ्कार-उपासना

Devanagari script

यत्र रुद्रनमस्कारः सर्वकर्मफलो ध्रुवः अन्यदेवनमस्कारान् न तत्फलमवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

yatra rudranamaskāraḥ sarvakarmaphalo dhruvaḥ anyadevanamaskārān na tatphalamavāpnuyāt

Translation

حيثما أُدِّيَ نَمسكارُ رودرا نال المرءُ يقينًا ثمرةَ جميع الأعمال والطقوس. أمّا الاكتفاءُ بالانحناء لآلهةٍ أخرى فلا يُنال به ذلك الأثرُ بعينه.

Word by Word

• यत्र (yatra): where/wherever

• रुद्रनमस्कारः (rudra-namaskāraḥ): salutation to Rudra (Śiva)

• सर्वकर्मफलः (sarva-karma-phalaḥ): the fruit of all actions/rites

• ध्रुवः (dhruvaḥ): certain, unfailing

• अन्यदेवनमस्कारान् (anya-deva-namaskārān): salutations to other deities

• न (na): not

• तत्फलम् (tat-phalam): that fruit (same result)

• अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt): would obtain/attain

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana discourse to the sages of Naimisharanya; verse praising Rudra-namaskara within the chapter’s teaching)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)

FAQs

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

It asserts that Rudra-namaskara is a concentrated, unfailing means that yields the full fruit of ritual action—supporting the Purva-Bhaga emphasis that Shiva/Linga worship is the decisive center of sadhana.

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

By declaring Rudra-salutation as the sure giver of all karma-fruits, it points to Shiva as Pati—the sovereign dispenser and transcendent ground of efficacy—while other devata-salutations are presented as not equal in ultimate result.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The practice is Rudra-namaskara (prostration/salutation with reverence), a core Shaiva devotional act that can accompany Linga-puja and function as a Pashupata-oriented discipline of surrender to Pati.