Shloka 58

शिवार्चनविधिः — देवतानां पाशुपतव्रतप्राप्तिः तथा पशुपाशविमोक्षणम् (अध्याय ८०)

Devanagari script

ततो द्वादशवर्षान्ते मुक्तपाशाः सुरोत्तमाः ययुर्यथागतं सर्वे ब्रह्मणा सह विष्णुना

Transliteration

tato dvādaśavarṣānte muktapāśāḥ surottamāḥ yayuryathāgataṃ sarve brahmaṇā saha viṣṇunā

Translation

Then, at the end of twelve years, the foremost of the gods—freed from their bonds (pāśas)—all departed, returning to their respective abodes, together with Brahmā and Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter

• dvādaśa-varṣa-ante: at the end of twelve years

• mukta-pāśāḥ: released from bondage/bonds

• sura-uttamāḥ: the best/foremost among the devas

• yayuḥ: went/departed

• yathāgatam: to where they had come from/as appropriate to their own realms

• sarve: all

• brahmaṇā saha: along with Brahmā

• viṣṇunā (saha): (along) with Viṣṇu

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Devas

FAQs

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

It frames the fruit of divine grace as “mukta-pāśa”—release from bondage—implying that true Linga-upāsanā culminates in loosening pāśas through Pati’s (Śiva’s) anugraha, after which beings return to their proper stations.

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

Though Śiva is not named, the key marker is liberation from pāśa; in Shaiva Siddhānta, only Pati has the sovereign power to cut bonds. The devas’ ‘mukta-pāśa’ state signals the unseen operation of Śiva-tattva as the liberating Lord.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights the result rather than a method: freedom from pāśa after a defined period, aligning with Pāśupata discipline where sustained observance and Śiva’s grace mature over time into release from binding conditions.