Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

स्वदेहपिण्डं जुहुयाद् यः स याति परां गतिम् यावत्तावन्निराहारो भूत्वा प्राणान् परित्यजेत्

Transliteration

svadehapiṇḍaṃ juhuyād yaḥ sa yāti parāṃ gatim yāvattāvannirāhāro bhūtvā prāṇān parityajet

Translation

自らの身の塊を供物として火に捧げる（juhu）者は、最上の境地に至る。定められた期間、断食して過ごし、そののちプラーナ（生命の息）を捨て去るべし。かくしてパシュ（paśu）の束縛を断ち、パティ（Pati）たるシヴァに到達する。

Word by Word

• svadeha-piṇḍam: one’s own body (as a lump/mass)

• juhuyāt: should offer into the fire / should sacrifice

• yaḥ: whoever

• saḥ: he

• yāti: goes/attains

• parām: supreme

• gatim: state/goal

• yāvat-tāvat: for as long as that (stipulated) duration

• nirāhāraḥ: without food, fasting

• bhūtvā: having become/remaining

• prāṇān: the vital breaths, life-forces

• parityajet: should abandon, should give up

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya, describing a Shaiva vrata aligned with Pāśupata discipline)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It reframes sacrifice as an inner Shaiva offering: the devotee ‘offers’ ego-bound embodiment itself, aligning Linga worship with renunciation that leads the paśu toward the supreme state of Śiva.

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

Śiva is implied as the ‘parā gati’—the highest goal beyond bodily limitation—attained when bondage (pāśa) is severed through disciplined surrender and detachment.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Pāśupata-aligned vrata emphasizing nirāhāra (fasting) and the final relinquishment of prāṇa as the culminating act of inner yajña (self-offering).