Shloka 31

ब्रह्मकृत-ईशानस्तवः तथा विश्वरूपदेवी-प्रकृतिरहस्योपदेशः

Devanagari script

तुष्टिः पुष्टिः क्रिया चैव प्रसादश् च प्रतिष्ठिताः द्वात्रिंशत्सुगुणा ह्येषा द्वात्रिंशाक्षरसंज्ञया

Transliteration

tuṣṭiḥ puṣṭiḥ kriyā caiva prasādaś ca pratiṣṭhitāḥ dvātriṃśatsuguṇā hyeṣā dvātriṃśākṣarasaṃjñayā

Translation

Zufriedenheit, Nahrung, heiliges Handeln, Gnade (prasāda) und feste Begründung — dies sind wahrlich die zweiunddreißig glückverheißenden Vorzüge, zusammen bekannt als die „śaivische Formel mit zweiunddreißig Silben“, durch die der Pāśu (die gebundene Seele) gefestigt und dem Pati (dem Herrn) zugewandt wird.

Word by Word

• तुष्टिः: contentment/inner satisfaction

• पुष्टिः: nourishment/increase of spiritual strength

• क्रिया: sacred action/ritual performance (kriyā)

• चैव: and indeed

• प्रसादः: grace/clarity bestowed by the Lord

• च: and

• प्रतिष्ठिताः: firmly established/grounded

• द्वात्रिंशत्: thirty-two

• सुगुणाः: auspicious qualities/excellences

• हि: indeed

• एषाः: these

• द्वात्रिंशाक्षर-संज्ञया: by the name/designation of the thirty-two-syllabled (mantra).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching tradition within the Linga Purana)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links Linga-oriented Śaiva practice to a specific mantra-current: the “thirty-two-syllabled” designation that yields inner contentment, spiritual nourishment, right ritual action, divine grace, and stable establishment—key aims of Linga-pūjā and pratiṣṭhā.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati, the bestower of prasāda (grace) that stabilizes the aspirant; the listed qualities function as signs of His śakti operating in the paśu, loosening pāśa through mantra and disciplined kriyā.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-japa and mantra-centered kriyā (Śaiva ritual discipline) culminating in pratiṣṭhā—steadfast establishment of devotion and awareness—aligned with Pāśupata-oriented transformation of the bound soul.