Shloka 55

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

Devanagari script

ज्ञानं विचारितं लब्ध्वा तत्रैव स विमुच्यते

Transliteration

jñānaṃ vicāritaṃ labdhvā tatraiva sa vimucyate

Translation

સમ્યક્ વિચારથી પરિપક્વ જ્ઞાન પ્રાપ્ત કરીને તે ત્યાં જ તત્ક્ષણે મુક્ત થાય છે।

Word by Word

• ज्ञानम्: spiritual knowledge (jñāna)

• विचारितम्: examined, discerned through inquiry (vicāra)

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained/attained

• तत्रैव: there itself, in that very state

• सः: that person/the soul (pashu)

• विमुच्यते: is released, becomes liberated (from pāśa-bondage)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that true Linga-upasana culminates in jñāna grounded in vicāra; when Shiva-tattva is realized, liberation occurs immediately—showing worship is meant to ripen into direct insight.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati, the liberator: when knowledge is correctly discerned, the pashu is freed from pāśa in that very awareness, indicating Shiva-tattva as the immediate ground of moksha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights jñāna-vicāra (discriminative inquiry) as a core Pashupata-oriented practice—inner contemplation that cuts bondage, complementing external puja and vrata.