Shloka 7
छायापुरुषलक्षणवर्णनम्
Description of the Marks of the Shadow-Person
ब्रह्मप्राप्तिर्भवेत्तस्य कालविद्भिरितीरितम् । ब्रह्महत्यादिकैः पापैर्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
brahmaprāptirbhavettasya kālavidbhiritīritam | brahmahatyādikaiḥ pāpairmucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
The knowers of sacred time and right observance declare that such a devotee attains Brahman, the Supreme Reality. There is no doubt that he is freed from sins such as brahmin-slaying and the like.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Affirms Śiva-bhakti performed with proper kāla-niyama (right timing/observance) as leading to brahma-prāpti (liberating realization) and as a purifier even of mahāpātakas; encourages pilgrimage/vrata with correct observance.
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that sincere Shaiva observance, done in the right spirit and discipline, leads to realization of the Supreme (Brahman) and burns away even grave karmic impurities through Shiva’s grace.
In the Uma Samhita’s Shaiva framework, devotion to Saguna Shiva (often through Linga-upasana with proper vrata and timing) becomes the means by which the devotee is purified and led toward the highest Brahman-realization.
The verse points to disciplined observance according to proper sacred timing (kāla)—i.e., vrata, puja, japa, and meditation performed with rule and devotion—so that purification and liberation arise by Shiva’s grace.