Shloka 42

अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्य — काशी-वाराणसी में मोक्ष, लिङ्ग-तीर्थ-मानचित्र, और उपासना-विधि

Devanagari script

रोचते मे सदा वासो येन कार्येण तच्छृणु मन्मना मम भक्तश् च मयि नित्यार्पितक्रियः

Transliteration

rocate me sadā vāso yena kāryeṇa tacchṛṇu manmanā mama bhaktaś ca mayi nityārpitakriyaḥ

Translation

Höre die Übung, durch die Meine Wohnstatt Mich stets erfreut: Er richte seinen Geist allein auf Śiva, sei Mir in Bhakti ergeben, und bringe all sein Tun unablässig in Mir als Opfer dar—so wird der paśu (die gebundene Seele) durch unerschütterliche Bhakti zum pati (dem Herrn) geführt.

Word by Word

• rocate: is pleasing/delights

• me: to Me

• sadā: always

• vāsaḥ: dwelling/abode (mode of living)

• yena: by which/through which

• kāryeṇa: by the practice/discipline (that is to be done)

• tat: that

• śṛṇu: hear

• man-manā: with mind fixed on Me

• mama: My

• bhaktaḥ: devotee

• ca: and

• mayi: in Me/unto Me

• nitya-arpita-kriyaḥ: one whose actions are always offered (as an oblation) to Me

Speaker

Shiva (as teacher within Suta’s narration)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It defines true Shiva-sevā: Linga-pūjā is perfected when the devotee’s mind is fixed on Shiva and every rite and daily act is offered to Him as an inner oblation.

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

Shiva is Pati—the Supreme Lord—who is pleased not merely by external acts but by single-pointed consciousness (manmanā) and constant surrender of action, indicating His role as the liberator of the paśu from pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Kriyā-arpana and manoniveśa: offering all actions to Shiva and maintaining uninterrupted Shiva-centered awareness—core to a Pāśupata-oriented discipline supporting pūjā and japa.