Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

वाराणस्यां मृतो जन्तुर् न जातु जन्तुतां व्रजेत् त्रिविष्टपे विमुक्ते च केदारे संगमेश्वरे

Transliteration

vārāṇasyāṃ mṛto jantur na jātu jantutāṃ vrajet triviṣṭape vimukte ca kedāre saṃgameśvare

Translation

A bound soul (jantu) who dies in Vārāṇasī never again falls into embodied creaturehood. Likewise, in Triviṣṭapa, in Vimukta, in Kedāra, and at Saṅgameśvara, one is released—by the grace of Pati (Śiva), the Liberator—from the pāśa of rebirth.

Word by Word

• वाराणस्याम्: in Vārāṇasī (Kāśī)

• मृतः: having died

• जन्तुः: an embodied being, bound soul (paśu)

• न: not

• जातु: ever

• जन्तुताम्: the state of being a creature/embodied existence

• व्रजेत्: would go/attain

• त्रिविष्टपे: in Triviṣṭapa (a heavenly/holy realm or sacred kṣetra so named)

• विमुक्ते: in Vimukta (the Liberating kṣetra, identified with Kāśī-tradition)

• च: and

• केदारे: in Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)

• संगमेश्वरे: at Saṅgameśvara (Lord of the confluence

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 Śiva’s grace (Pati) with specific Śaiva-kṣetras, teaching that proximity to Śiva’s sacred presence—commonly expressed through liṅga and tīrtha—can cut the pasha of saṃsāra and prevent further rebirth.

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

Śiva is implied as Vimocaka—the one who grants vimukti—able to end the paśu’s return to embodied existence by dissolving bondage (pāśa) through his anugraha (liberating grace).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes kṣetra-sevā and tīrtha-smarana (reverent approach to Śiva’s holy places), typically supported by liṅga-pūjā, japa of Śiva-nāma, and remembrance at the time of death as aids to liberation.