Shloka 20
Bhāratavarṣa–Navabheda-Vyavasthā
The Nine Divisions of Bhāratavarṣa and Its Sacred Geography
अवाप्य मानुष्यमयं कदाचिद्विहृत्य शंभोः परमात्मरूपे । फलानि सर्वाणि तु कर्मजानि यास्याम्यहं तत्तनुतां हि तस्य
avāpya mānuṣyamayaṃ kadācidvihṛtya śaṃbhoḥ paramātmarūpe | phalāni sarvāṇi tu karmajāni yāsyāmyahaṃ tattanutāṃ hi tasya
ક્યારેક માનવદેહ પ્રાપ્ત કરીને, શંભુના પરમાત્મસ્વરૂપમાં વિહાર કરીને, હું કર્મજન્ય સર્વ ફળોને અતિક્રમી જઈશ અને નિશ્ચયે તેની તદ્રૂપતા (એકાત્મતા) પ્રાપ્ત કરીશ।
Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma-samhita discourse to the sages, conveying the aspirant’s resolve toward Śiva-realization)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; it is a mokṣa-intent verse: through human birth and ‘sporting’ (vihṛtya) in Śambhu’s paramātma-rūpa, one transcends karma-phala.
Significance: Articulates the telos of pilgrimage and worship: not merely punya or svarga, but karma-phalātīta liberation and sāyujya/sārūpya-like participation in Śiva’s nature (as framed by the text).
Role: liberating
Cosmic Event: Karma-phala transcendence (karmātīta) and liberation orientation within saṃsāra
FAQs
It declares the Shaiva goal: by realizing Śambhu as the Paramātman, the seeker rises beyond karma-born results and attains Śiva-sāmīpya/sārūpya—sharing in His divine nature, i.e., liberation from pāśa (bondage).
Worship of the Śiva-liṅga (saguṇa upāsanā) is a practical support for concentrating the mind on Śambhu; through devotion and contemplation, the worshipper is led to the higher recognition of Śiva as Paramātman (nirguṇa truth), which alone ends karma-phala.
Meditate on Śiva as Paramātman while repeating the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and offer liṅga-pūjā with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as aids for steadiness and purity, aiming at freedom from karma’s fruits.