Shloka 22

Shivamurti–Pratishtha Phala: Shivalaya-Nirmana, Kshetra-Mahatmya, Tirtha-Snana, and Mandala-Vidhi

Devanagari script

विषयान् विषवत् त्यक्त्वा शिवसायुज्यमाप्नुयात् हेम्ना यस्तु प्रकुर्वीत प्रासादं रत्नशोभितम्

Transliteration

viṣayān viṣavat tyaktvā śivasāyujyamāpnuyāt hemnā yastu prakurvīta prāsādaṃ ratnaśobhitam

Translation

Abandoning sense-objects as though they were poison, one attains union with Śiva. And whoever causes a temple-mansion to be built of gold, adorned with jewels, gains that same Śiva-grace that loosens the bonds of the paśu and leads to proximity with Pati.

Word by Word

• विषयान् (viṣayān): sense-objects, worldly enjoyments

• विषवत् (viṣavat): like poison

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā): having abandoned, renounced

• शिवसायुज्यम् (śiva-sāyujyam): union/identity-with Śiva, Śiva-sāyujya

• आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt): attains, reaches

• हेम्ना (hemnā): with gold, made of gold

• यः (yaḥ): whoever

• तु (tu): indeed

• प्रकुर्वीत (prakurvīta): would cause to be made, would construct/commission

• प्रासादम् (prāsādam): palace-like temple, shrine-mansion

• रत्नशोभितम् (ratna-śobhitam): beautified/adorned with gems

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links inner worship (vairāgya—treating sense-enjoyments as poison) with outer worship (constructing a splendid Śiva-prāsāda), teaching that both can become means to Śiva’s grace and liberation when oriented to Pati.

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

Śiva is presented as Pati—the liberating Lord whose sāyujya is attainable when the paśu turns away from pasha (bondage of viṣayas) and dedicates acts and resources to Śiva-centered dharma.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Two are emphasized: yogic vairāgya (renunciation of viṣayas) and dāna/puṇya through commissioning a jewel-adorned temple for Śiva, a form of devotional karma that supports Śiva-pūjā and leads toward sāyujya.