Shloka 10
ततः संपूजयेद्भक्त्या भुक्तिमुक्तिफलाप्तये । तत्प्रकारमहं वच्मि शृणुध्वं संविधानतः
tataḥ saṃpūjayedbhaktyā bhuktimuktiphalāptaye | tatprakāramahaṃ vacmi śṛṇudhvaṃ saṃvidhānataḥ
Thereafter, one should worship with devotion to attain the fruits of worldly enjoyment and liberation. I shall now describe that method—listen in due and proper order.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: Kāśī is famed for granting both bhukti and mukti under Viśveśvara’s lordship; the verse explicitly names the dual fruit (bhukti-mukti), a hallmark of Kāśī-kṣetra theology in Purāṇic Śaiva traditions.
Significance: Frames Śiva as the giver of both worldly welfare and final release; in Śaiva Siddhānta, this points to anugraha (grace) culminating in mokṣa while allowing dharmic prosperity as ancillary fruit.
Role: liberating
FAQs
It establishes that sincere bhakti, when performed according to proper vidhi (order and discipline), can grant both bhukti (well-being in life) and mukti (release), with Shiva as the supreme bestower.
The verse introduces a structured method of worship, which in the Vidyeshvara context typically centers on Saguna Shiva approached through Linga-pūjā—devotion expressed through a concrete ritual form leading toward liberation.
It points to performing Shiva worship with devotion and correct procedure—commonly involving mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara), offerings in Linga-pūjā, and disciplined observance of worship-sequence (vidhi).