Shloka 48

व्यपोहनस्तवनिरूपण-प्रसङ्गे नक्तभोजन-शिवव्रतविधिः (वार्षिक-प्रतिमास-क्रमः)

Devanagari script

दत्त्वा गोमिथुनं चैव कापिलं पूर्ववद् द्विजाः सूर्यसायुज्यमाप्नोति नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

dattvā gomithunaṃ caiva kāpilaṃ pūrvavad dvijāḥ sūryasāyujyamāpnoti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

Oh, nacidos dos veces: quien, conforme al rito ya expuesto, dona una pareja de vacas —en particular, reses kāpila, de tono leonado— alcanza el sāyujya, la unión plena con el Sol; sobre esto no hay que hacer más deliberación.

Word by Word

• दत्त्वा: having given

• गोमिथुनम्: a pair (male and female) of cows/cattle

• च एव: and indeed

• कापिलम्: tawny, Kapila-colored (a valued variety)

• पूर्ववत्: as stated earlier, according to prior injunction

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (Brāhmaṇa/Kṣatriya/Vaiśya)

• सूर्यसायुज्यम्: union/identity with Sūrya (solar realm)

• आप्नोति: attains

• नात्र: not here / in this matter

• कार्या: to be done/required

• विचारणा: deliberation, dispute, critical doubt.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the phala of dana within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Surya

FAQs

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

It situates dana (charitable gifting) as a supportive dharmic limb that purifies the pashu (individual soul) and strengthens eligibility for Shiva-oriented sadhana; here, the stated fruit is solar sāyujya, showing how prescribed gifts yield specific loka/union results.

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

Indirectly: by mapping precise karmic acts to definite fruits, it reflects the ordered governance of pasha (bondage through karma) under Pati’s cosmic law; Shiva-tattva remains the transcendent liberator beyond all limited unions, while this verse speaks of an exalted but still karmically-conditioned attainment.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Go-dāna of a kāpila cow-pair performed ‘pūrvavat’ (as per earlier vidhi) is highlighted; it is a ritual charity practice rather than Pāśupata Yoga proper, yielding the declared merit of sūrya-sāyujya.