Shloka 38

Adhyaya 84: शिवव्रतकथनम्

Uma–Maheshvara Vrata, Shula-dana, and Month-wise Ekabhakta Vrata

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणैः सहितां स्थाप्य देव्याः सायुज्यमाप्नुयात् आषाढे च शुभे मासे गृहं कृत्वा सुशोभनम्

Transliteration

brāhmaṇaiḥ sahitāṃ sthāpya devyāḥ sāyujyamāpnuyāt āṣāḍhe ca śubhe māse gṛhaṃ kṛtvā suśobhanam

Translation

Habiendo instalado debidamente a la Diosa en compañía de los brāhmanes, se alcanza sāyujya: la unión plena con Devī. Y en el auspicioso mes de Āṣāḍha, tras edificar un santuario hermoso y bien adornado, debe realizarse este rito, conduciendo al paśu (alma atada) hacia la liberación por la gracia de la Śakti unida a Śiva.

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ): with Brahmins

• सहिताम् (sahitām): together/with accompaniment

• स्थाप्य (sthāpya): having स्थापित/installed

• देव्याः (devyāḥ): of the Goddess/for the Devi

• सायुज्यम् (sāyujyam): union, complete merging (liberative proximity/identity)

• आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt): may attain

• आषाढे (āṣāḍhe): in the month of Āṣāḍha

• च (ca): and

• शुभे (śubhe): auspicious

• मासे (māse): in the month

• गृहम् (gṛham): a house/shrine

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā): having made/built

• सुशोभनम् (suśobhanam): beautifully adorned, splendid.

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Devi
• Brahmins

FAQs

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

It links consecration (pratiṣṭhā) and sacred construction to liberation: by establishing the Divine presence with proper Vedic authority (Brahmins), the worshipper aligns the shrine and the self for Shiva-Shakti grace—supporting Linga-based temple discipline and moksha-oriented devotion.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied through sāyujya attained by Devi’s grace: the paśu moves beyond pāśa (bondage) when the Divine Power (Śakti/Devi), inseparable from Pati (Śiva), is ritually invoked and made present—showing liberation as grace-enabled union rather than mere worldly merit.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Devi-pratiṣṭhā (installation) performed in an auspicious time (Āṣāḍha) with a well-prepared shrine and Brahmin-led rites; it reflects the Pāśupata-aligned principle that disciplined worship and consecration purify the paśu and prepare it for sāyujya through divine anugraha (grace).