Shloka 26

स्वेच्छाविग्रहसंभव-प्रतिष्ठाफलवर्णनम् (विविधशिवमूर्तिप्रतिष्ठा, लोक-फल, शिवसायुज्य)

Devanagari script

तत्फलं कोटिगुणितं लब्ध्वा याति शिवं पदम् तत्र भुक्त्वा महाभोगान् यावद् आभूतसंप्लवम्

Transliteration

tatphalaṃ koṭiguṇitaṃ labdhvā yāti śivaṃ padam tatra bhuktvā mahābhogān yāvad ābhūtasaṃplavam

Translation

Hat der Verehrer dieses Verdienst millionenfach (einen Kror) vervielfacht erlangt, erreicht er Śivas höchste Stätte. Dort genießt er gewaltige göttliche Herrlichkeiten bis zur kosmischen Auflösung aller Wesen; dann, vom pāśa (Band) befreit, ruht er in Pati, dem Herrn Śiva.

Word by Word

• tat-phalam: that fruit/merit

• koṭi-guṇitam: multiplied ten million times (crore-fold)

• labdhvā: having obtained

• yāti: goes/attains

• śivam padam: the abode/state of Śiva (Śiva-pada)

• tatra: there (in that realm/state)

• bhuktvā: having enjoyed/experienced

• mahā-bhogān: great enjoyments/divine experiences

• yāvat: until/as long as

• ā-bhūta-saṃplavam: the dissolution (saṃplava) up to/all the elements and beings (bhūtas)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It functions as a phala-śruti: it declares that the merit of the described Śiva/Liṅga devotion becomes koṭiguṇita (crore-fold) and culminates in attaining Śiva-pada, framing Liṅga-pūjā as a direct means toward liberation.

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

Śiva is presented as Pati—the supreme refuge and final state (pada). Even after extended divine enjoyments, the soul’s ultimate resolution is in Śiva’s station beyond dissolution, implying Śiva-tattva as transcendent and liberating.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes the result of Śiva-bhakti expressed through Liṅga-pūjā (implied from the phala-śruti context): sustained devotion that loosens pāśa (bondage) and leads the paśu (soul) to Śiva-pada—aligned with the goal of Pāśupata-oriented liberation.