Shloka 5

स्वेच्छाविग्रहसंभव-प्रतिष्ठाफलवर्णनम् (विविधशिवमूर्तिप्रतिष्ठा, लोक-फल, शिवसायुज्य)

Devanagari script

शिववत्क्रीडते योगी यावदाभूतसंप्लवम् तत्र भुक्त्वा महाभोगान् विमानैः सार्वकामिकैः

Transliteration

śivavatkrīḍate yogī yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam tatra bhuktvā mahābhogān vimānaiḥ sārvakāmikaiḥ

Translation

યોગી ત્યાં શિવ સમાન ક્રીડા કરે છે, જ્યાં સુધી ભૂતસંપ્લવરૂપ મહાપ્રલય ન આવે. ત્યાં મહાભોગ ભોગવીને તે સર્વકામદાયક વિમાનોમાં વિહરે છે।

Word by Word

• शिववत् (śivavat): like Śiva

• क्रीडते (krīḍate): sports, plays freely

• योगी (yogī): the accomplished yogin

• यावत् (yāvat): until

• आभूत-संप्लवम् (ābhūta-saṃplavam): the dissolution/flood that overtakes all beings (cosmic pralaya)

• तत्र (tatra): there, in that realm/state

• भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā): having enjoyed

• महा-भोगान् (mahā-bhogān): great/supreme enjoyments

• विमानैः (vimānaiḥ): by celestial cars/palaces

• सार्व-कामिकैः (sārva-kāmikaiḥ): fulfilling all desires, granting every wish

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Yogi

FAQs

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

It presents the fruit of Śiva-bhakti and Linga-centered yoga: the pashu (individual soul) gains Shiva-like freedom and lordly enjoyment, sustained until pralaya—showing Linga worship as a direct means to approach Pati (Śiva).

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

Shiva-tattva is portrayed as sovereign freedom (svātantrya) and divine play (krīḍā). The yogin, by grace and realization, participates in that Shiva-like mode of being—though Śiva remains the supreme Pati, and the soul’s likeness is a bestowed state.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights the culmination of Pāśupata-oriented yoga and Śiva-upāsanā: sustained samādhi and devotion that yield siddhi-like enjoyments (bhoga) and a Shiva-like state, without losing sight of pralaya and the transcendence of Pati.