Shloka 28

Shivamurti–Pratishtha Phala: Shivalaya-Nirmana, Kshetra-Mahatmya, Tirtha-Snana, and Mandala-Vidhi

Devanagari script

कर्म कुर्याद्यदि सुखं लब्ध्वा चापि प्रमोदते तस्माद् आयतनं भक्त्या यः कुर्यान् मुनिसत्तमाः

Transliteration

karma kuryādyadi sukhaṃ labdhvā cāpi pramodate tasmād āyatanaṃ bhaktyā yaḥ kuryān munisattamāḥ

Translation

人が諸々の行いをなし、幸福を得てその幸福に歓喜するなら、ゆえにこそ、最勝の牟尼たちよ、バクティをもって主（シヴァ）のためにアーヤタナ、すなわち聖なる住処を建立すべきである。

Word by Word

• कर्म (karma): action/ritual act

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt): should do/should perform

• यदि (yadi): if

• सुखं (sukhaṃ): happiness/well-being

• लब्ध्वा (labdhvā): having obtained

• च (ca): and

• अपि (api): also

• प्रमोदते (pramodate): rejoices/is delighted

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): therefore/from that reason

• आयतनं (āyatanaṃ): abode/shrine/temple-seat

• भक्त्या (bhaktyā): with devotion

• यः (yaḥ): whoever/one who

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt): should establish/should do

• मुनिसत्तमाः (munisattamāḥ): O best of sages

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It directs devotees to convert worldly enjoyment into sacred merit by establishing an āyatana—an abode/shrine for Shiva—thereby grounding happiness in bhakti-centered Linga worship.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati (the Lord) worthy of a consecrated seat; devotion to Him reorients the pashu’s (individual soul’s) karma away from mere pleasure and toward a sanctified relationship with the Lord.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A temple/shrine-making and installation impulse (āyatana-karaṇa) as a devotional act—supporting Linga-puja and aligning karma with Pashupata-oriented discipline through bhakti.