Shloka 20

Kumārasya Krāuñcaparvatagamanam

Kumāra’s Departure to Mount Krāuñca

Devanagari script

तल्लिंगं यः समीक्षेत स सर्वैः किल्बिषैरपि । मुच्यते नात्र सन्देहः सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

talliṃgaṃ yaḥ samīkṣeta sa sarvaiḥ kilbiṣairapi | mucyate nātra sandehaḥ sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt

Translation

Quiconque contemple ce Śiva-liṅga est délivré même de tous les péchés—sans aucun doute—et obtient tous les buts désirés. Selon la Śaiva Siddhānta, un tel darśana purifie le paśu (l’âme liée) et le tourne vers Śiva, le Pati, qui accorde à la fois bhukti (accomplissement mondain) et la voie vers mukti (libération).

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular) — विशेषण

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular) — सम्बन्धवाचक (relative pronoun)

• समीक्षेत: should behold/examine
• समीक्षेत: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd person singular)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Instrumental, Plural) — विशेषण

• किल्बिषैः: sins
• किल्बिषैः: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किल्बिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Plural)

• अपि: even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक अव्यय (also/even)

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd person singular); कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense)

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Negation/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb: here)

• सन्देहः: doubt
• सन्देहः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Plural) — विशेषण

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Plural)

• अवाप्नुयात्: would obtain
• अवाप्नुयात्: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd person singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Mallikārjuna

Sthala Purana: The Mallikārjuna Jyotirliṅga is praised as sin-destroying by mere darśana, emphasizing Śiva’s accessibility and salvific grace at Śrīśaila.

Significance: Darśana is said to remove pāpa/impurities and grant desired ends; in Siddhānta terms, it weakens pāśa (bondage) and turns the paśu toward Pati through anugraha.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Linga

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse teaches the purifying power of Śiva-liṅga darśana: sincere beholding of the Liṅga dissolves karmic impurity (kilbiṣa) and aligns the bound soul (paśu) toward Śiva (Pati), making the heart fit for grace and liberation.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

It affirms Saguna worship through the Liṅga as a direct means of receiving Śiva’s grace. The Liṅga is the accessible form through which devotees perform darśana and devotion, leading to both worldly fulfilment and the higher aim of moksha.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice reverent Liṅga-darśana with bhakti—visit a Jyotirlinga or a consecrated Śiva shrine, offer water and bilva leaves, and inwardly remember Śiva with the pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while taking darśana.