Shloka 48
दुन्दुभिनिर्ह्रादनिर्णयः / Dundubhinirhrāda’s Stratagem: Targeting the Brāhmaṇas
सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति नरस्स्वमनसेसितान् । परत्र लभते मोक्षं सर्वदुःखविवर्जितः
sarvānkāmānavāpnoti narassvamanasesitān | paratra labhate mokṣaṃ sarvaduḥkhavivarjitaḥ
That person attains all the desired aims cherished in the mind; and in the hereafter he obtains moksha—liberation—becoming completely free from every sorrow.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Phala-śruti culmination: engagement with the Vyāghreśvara narrative yields both iha (desired aims) and para (mokṣa), portraying Śiva’s grace as spanning worldly welfare and final release.
Significance: Promises iṣṭa-siddhi and mokṣa: a classic two-tier fruit (bhukti + mukti) that motivates pilgrimage, śravaṇa, and devotion to the liṅga-site.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It presents a classic Shaiva phala-shruti: sincere devotion to Shiva culminates in both worldly fulfillment (legitimate aims) and the highest end—moksha—defined as freedom from all duḥkha through Shiva’s grace.
The verse summarizes the fruit of Saguna Shiva-upāsanā (worship of Shiva with form, such as the Linga): by devoted practice, the aspirant’s mind is purified, desires are rightly resolved, and ultimately the seeker is led beyond desire into liberation.
As a phala statement, it implicitly points to steady Shiva-bhakti—regular Linga worship, japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and disciplined observances (e.g., Mahāśivarātri vrata)—as the means that mature into liberation.