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

ヨーギーはそこで、まさにシヴァそのもののように遊び、衆生の大溶解（プララヤ）に至るまで留まる。そこで至上の歓楽を味わい、あらゆる願いを成就し望むものを授けるヴィマーナに乗って、自在に巡り行く。

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.