Shloka 70

Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः

Devanagari script

मुच्यन्ते पातकैः सर्वैः पद्मपत्रमिवांभसा पूजया भोगसंपत्तिर् अवश्यं जायते द्विजाः

Transliteration

mucyante pātakaiḥ sarvaiḥ padmapatramivāṃbhasā pūjayā bhogasaṃpattir avaśyaṃ jāyate dvijāḥ

Translation

ಈ ಪೂಜೆಯಿಂದ ಎಲ್ಲ ಪಾತಕಗಳಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತಿ ದೊರೆಯುತ್ತದೆ—ನೀರಿನಿಂದ ಅಸ್ಪರ್ಶವಾಗಿರುವ ಪದ್ಮಪತ್ರದಂತೆ. ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಪೂಜೆಯಿಂದ, ಹೇ ದ್ವಿಜರೇ, ಭೋಗಸಂಪತ್ತು ನಿಶ್ಚಯವಾಗಿ ಉಂಟಾಗುತ್ತದೆ।

Word by Word

• mucyante: are released, are freed

• pātakaiḥ: from sins

• sarvaiḥ: all

• padma-patram: lotus leaf

• iva: like

• ambhasā: by water, with water

• pūjayā: by worship (especially Śiva-pūjā/ liṅga-pūjā)

• bhoga-saṃpattiḥ: wealth and enjoyments, prosperity for worldly experience

• avaśyam: certainly, without fail

• jāyate: arises, comes to be

• dvijāḥ: O twice-born (brāhmaṇas/initiated)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya, conveying the phala of Śiva-liṅga worship)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It states the core phala (result) of liṅga-pūjā: purification from pāpa and the assured arising of bhoga-saṃpatti, indicating both inner cleansing and outer well-being as fruits of devotion to Pati (Śiva).

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as the supreme purifier: contact with His worship burns or dissolves pāśa (bondage) and its effects, leaving the pashu (individual soul) unstained—like a lotus leaf untouched by water.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śiva-pūjā (especially liṅga-pūjā) is highlighted; as a Pāśupata-oriented practice it functions as upāya (means) that reduces pāpa and supports dharmic enjoyment, preparing the soul for higher liberation-oriented sādhana.