Shloka 12
Vibhaga 1, Adhyaya 74 — ब्रह्मप्रोक्तलिङ्गार्चनविधिः
Materials, Classes, and Fruits of Linga-Worship
Devanagari script
बहुनात्र किमुक्तेन चराचरमिदं जगत् शिवलिङ्गं समभ्यर्च्य स्थितमत्र न संशयः
Transliteration
bahunātra kimuktena carācaramidaṃ jagat śivaliṅgaṃ samabhyarcya sthitamatra na saṃśayaḥ
Translation
यहाँ बहुत कुछ कहने से क्या लाभ? यह समस्त चराचर जगत् शिवलिंग की विधिपूर्वक पूजा से ही प्रतिष्ठित है—इसमें कोई संशय नहीं।
Word by Word
bahunāby much (speech)
bahunā:
atrahere/in this matter
atra:
kimwhat
kim:
uktenaby saying
uktena:
carācarammoving and unmoving
carācaram:
idamthis
idam:
jagatuniverse/world
jagat:
śiva-liṅgamthe Śiva-Liṅga
śiva-liṅgam:
samabhyarcyahaving worshipped properly/devoutly
samabhyarcya:
sthitamstands established/abides
sthitam:
atrain this (teaching)
atra:
nanot
na:
saṁśayaḥdoubt
saṁśayaḥ:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga-mahatmya to the sages of Naimisharanya)