Shloka 74

Devanagari script

येन केनापि वा देहं संत्यजेन् मुच्यते नरः श्रीपर्वते वा विप्रेन्द्राः संत्यजेत्स्वतनुं नरः

Transliteration

yena kenāpi vā dehaṃ saṃtyajen mucyate naraḥ śrīparvate vā viprendrāḥ saṃtyajetsvatanuṃ naraḥ

Translation

Auf welche Weise auch immer ein Mann den Körper ablegt, wird er (von der Fessel) befreit. O Beste der Brahmanen: Wenn ein Mann in Śrīparvata seinen Leib hingibt, erlangt er Befreiung—sein Paśu-Zustand wird vom Pāśa durch die Gnade des Pati, Śiva, in jenem heiligen Kṣetra getrennt.

Word by Word

• येन केनापि (yena kenāpi): by any means whatsoever

• वा (vā): or/indeed

• देहं (deham): the body

• संत्यजेत् (saṃtyajet): should abandon/give up

• मुच्यते (mucyate): is freed/is liberated

• नरः (naraḥ): a man

• श्रीपर्वते (śrīparvate): at Śrīparvata (holy mountain/kṣetra)

• विप्रेन्द्राः (viprendrāḥ): O best of brahmins

• संत्यजेत् (saṃtyajet): should give up

• स्वतनुं (sva-tanuṃ): one’s own body

• नरः (naraḥ): a man

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Śrīparvata

FAQs

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

It elevates a Śiva-kṣetra (Śrīparvata) as a liberation-giving field: devotion to Śiva and proximity to His sacred geography are presented as powerful aids for the paśu to be freed from pāśa.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the liberating Lord whose grace can override the ordinary conditions of death, transforming the end of embodiment into release when one departs in His kṣetra.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Kṣetra-sevā and Śiva-smaraṇa are implied: residing/visiting Śrīparvata, honoring Śiva (often via liṅga-pūjā), and cultivating surrender so that the final moment becomes oriented to Pati rather than bound by pāśa.