Shloka 11

उपमन्युना कृष्णाय पाशुपतज्ञान-प्रदानम् तथा दानविधि-फलश्रुतिः

Devanagari script

अन्यं च कथयिष्यामि मुक्त्यर्थं प्राणिनां सदा सौवर्णीं मेखलां कृत्वा आधारं दण्डधारणम्

Transliteration

anyaṃ ca kathayiṣyāmi muktyarthaṃ prāṇināṃ sadā sauvarṇīṃ mekhalāṃ kṛtvā ādhāraṃ daṇḍadhāraṇam

Translation

Ich werde auch eine weitere Observanz schildern, stets zum Heil der Befreiung der verkörperten Wesen: Hat man einen goldenen Gürtel (mekhalā) gefertigt, soll man den stützenden Stab (daṇḍa) als Gelübde-Disziplin tragen.

Word by Word

• अन्यम्: another (practice/observance)

• च: and

• कथयिष्यामि: I shall explain

• मुक्त्यर्थम्: for the sake of liberation

• प्राणिनाम्: of living beings/embodied souls (paśu)

• सदा: always

• सौवर्णीम्: golden

• मेखलाम्: girdle/belt

• कृत्वा: having made/put on

• आधारम्: support, prop, sustaining aid

• दण्डधारणम्: the bearing/holding of a staff (as a vrata/discipline)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Shaiva vrata/discipline within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames a liberation-oriented Shaiva discipline (vrata) whose external marks—girdle and staff—support inner steadiness for worship, aligning the paśu (soul) toward Pati (Shiva) through regulated conduct.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the liberating principle (Pati) for whom such disciplines are undertaken; the verse presents moksha as attainable when the bound soul adopts Shaiva restraints that weaken pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Shaiva vrata with ascetic insignia—wearing a mekhalā (girdle) and carrying a daṇḍa (staff)—suggesting Pashupata-style discipline where outer symbols reinforce inner control, purity, and steadfastness in Shiva-upāsanā.