Shloka 36

श्वेतमुनिना कालस्य निग्रहः (मृत्युञ्जय-भक्ति-प्रसादः)

Devanagari script

क्षयं जघान पादेन वज्रास्थित्वं च लब्धवान् मयापि निर्जितो मृत्युर् महादेवस्य कीर्तनात्

Transliteration

kṣayaṃ jaghāna pādena vajrāsthitvaṃ ca labdhavān mayāpi nirjito mṛtyur mahādevasya kīrtanāt

Translation

With a single kick he struck down Kṣaya (Decay) and gained a body steadfast like a vajra. Even I have conquered Death through the chanting and glorification of Mahādeva—Pati, the Lord who cuts the pāśa-bonds of the paśu, the bound soul.

Word by Word

• kṣayam: Kṣaya/decay, wasting-away

• jaghāna: struck down, slew

• pādena: with the foot

• vajra-āsthitvam: vajra-like firmness/indestructible stability (of body or resolve)

• ca: and

• labdhavān: obtained, attained

• mayā api: by me also, even I

• nirjitaḥ: conquered, overcome

• mṛtyuḥ: death

• mahādevasya: of Mahādeva (Śiva)

• kīrtanāt: from kīrtana—chanting/praise/recitation of divine names and glories

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal testimony of a devotee/participant in the narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Mahadeva)
• Mrityu (Death)
• Kshaya (Decay)

FAQs

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

It asserts that Mahādeva’s kīrtana (name-glorification), central to Linga-bhakti, grants victory over the forces of decay and death—showing the Linga as the refuge of Pati who protects and liberates the paśu.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—supreme over mṛtyu (death) and kṣaya (dissolution). By remembrance and praise of him, the bound soul transcends pāśa (bondage) and attains steadfastness (vajra-like stability) oriented toward mokṣa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Nāma-japa/kīrtana of Mahādeva—used as a Pāśupata-aligned sādhanā to weaken pāśa (bondage) and cultivate unwavering stability of body-mind toward liberation.