Shloka 55

Pāśupata-vrata Māhātmya: Dvādaśa-Liṅga Mahāvrata, Month-wise Dravya, and Pūjā-krama

Devanagari script

यान्यांश्चिन्तयते कामांस् तांस्तान्प्राप्येह मोदते एकमासव्रतादेव सो ऽन्ते रुद्रत्वमाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

yānyāṃścintayate kāmāṃs tāṃstānprāpyeha modate ekamāsavratādeva so 'nte rudratvamāpnuyāt

Translation

Cualesquiera deseos que el hombre contemple, esos mismos fines alcanza aquí y se regocija; y por el voto de un solo mes, al final obtiene la Rudratva: la unión con el estado de Rudra, el Pati que libera al paśu de las ataduras del pāśa.

Word by Word

• yāni: whatever

• ān: those (objects/aims)

• ca: and

• cintayate: he contemplates/meditates upon

• kāmān: desired objects/wishes

• tān tān: those very (same) ones

• prāpya: having obtained

• iha: here (in this world)

• modate: he rejoices

• ekamāsa-vratāt: from the one-month vow

• eva: indeed/alone

• saḥ: he

• ante: at the end (of life/at the conclusion)

• rudratvam: Rudra-state/Rudra-hood

• āpnuyāt: may attain/attains.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the vrata-phala within the Linga Purana discourse to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It states the phala (result) principle of Shaiva vrata: focused contemplation supported by a one-month observance in Shiva’s worship yields worldly attainments, and ultimately culminates in Rudratva—spiritual assimilation to Rudra through grace.

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

Shiva is implied as Rudra, the supreme Pati whose state (rudratva) is attainable at life’s end—signifying liberation where the paśu is freed from pasha and abides in Shiva’s proximity/likeness through his anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ekamāsa-vrata (a one-month Shaiva vow) coupled with sustained bhāvanā (contemplative focus), aligning with Pāśupata discipline where vow, worship, and concentrated intent purify bondage and mature into liberation-oriented realization.