Shloka 61

प्रलय-तत्त्वलयः, नीललोहित-रुद्रः, अष्टमूर्तिस्तवः, एवं ब्रह्मणो वैराग्यम्

Devanagari script

मृत्युहीनः पुमान्विद्धि समृत्युः पद्मजो ऽपि सः किंतु देवेश्वरो रुद्रः प्रसीदति यदीश्वरः

Transliteration

mṛtyuhīnaḥ pumānviddhi samṛtyuḥ padmajo 'pi saḥ kiṃtu deveśvaro rudraḥ prasīdati yadīśvaraḥ

Translation

Wisse: Der höchste Purusha ist frei vom Tod; selbst der „Lotusgeborene“ (Brahmā) unterliegt dem Tod. Doch wenn Rudra—Herr der Götter, der Souverän (Pati)—gnädig ist, gewährt er seine Gnade und den Zustand jenseits der Sterblichkeit.

Word by Word

• mṛtyu-hīnaḥ: free from death

• pumān: the (supreme) Person

• viddhi: know (as/indeed)

• sa-mṛtyuḥ: together with death / subject to death

• padma-jaḥ: the Lotus-born (Brahmā)

• api: even

• saḥ: he

• kintu: but/however

• deva-īśvaraḥ: Lord of the gods

• rudraḥ: Rudra (Śiva)

• prasīdati: becomes gracious / bestows grace

• yad: when/if

• īśvaraḥ: the Lord, sovereign ruler

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)
• Brahma (Padmaja)

FAQs

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

It frames Linga worship as approach to the deathless Pati (Rudra); even cosmic authorities like Brahmā are mortal, so the devotee seeks Rudra’s anugraha through the Linga to transcend mṛtyu and saṃsāra.

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

Shiva is implied as mṛtyuhīna (beyond death) and as Deveśvara (Lord over the gods), whose sovereignty is expressed through grace—His prasāda is the decisive cause for the soul’s release from bondage.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice implied is seeking Rudra’s prasāda through Śiva-pūjā (especially Linga-arcana) and Pāśupata-oriented surrender, where liberation is attained not merely by effort but by the Lord’s anugraha.