Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

स्वदेहपिण्डं जुहुयाद् यः स याति परां गतिम् यावत्तावन्निराहारो भूत्वा प्राणान् परित्यजेत्

Transliteration

svadehapiṇḍaṃ juhuyād yaḥ sa yāti parāṃ gatim yāvattāvannirāhāro bhūtvā prāṇān parityajet

Translation

Quien ofrece su propia masa corporal como oblación (juhu) alcanza el estado supremo. Permaneciendo sin alimento durante el tiempo prescrito, debe luego abandonar los prāṇa, los alientos vitales; así corta los lazos del paśu y llega al Pati, Śiva.

Word by Word

• svadeha-piṇḍam: one’s own body (as a lump/mass)

• juhuyāt: should offer into the fire / should sacrifice

• yaḥ: whoever

• saḥ: he

• yāti: goes/attains

• parām: supreme

• gatim: state/goal

• yāvat-tāvat: for as long as that (stipulated) duration

• nirāhāraḥ: without food, fasting

• bhūtvā: having become/remaining

• prāṇān: the vital breaths, life-forces

• parityajet: should abandon, should give up

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya, describing a Shaiva vrata aligned with Pāśupata discipline)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It reframes sacrifice as an inner Shaiva offering: the devotee ‘offers’ ego-bound embodiment itself, aligning Linga worship with renunciation that leads the paśu toward the supreme state of Śiva.

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

Śiva is implied as the ‘parā gati’—the highest goal beyond bodily limitation—attained when bondage (pāśa) is severed through disciplined surrender and detachment.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Pāśupata-aligned vrata emphasizing nirāhāra (fasting) and the final relinquishment of prāṇa as the culminating act of inner yajña (self-offering).