Shloka 19

उपमन्युना कृष्णाय पाशुपतज्ञान-प्रदानम् तथा दानविधि-फलश्रुतिः

Devanagari script

एतद्वः कथितं सर्वं संक्षेपान्न च संशयः यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति

Transliteration

etadvaḥ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ saṃkṣepānna ca saṃśayaḥ yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati

Translation

ഇതെല്ലാം നിങ്ങളോട് സംക്ഷേപമായി പറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു—ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല. ആരെങ്കിലും ഇത് പാരായണം ചെയ്യുകയോ ശ്രവിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്താൽ, അവൻ വിഷ്ണുലോകം (മോക്ഷധാമം) പ്രാപിക്കും.

Word by Word

• etat: this

• vaḥ: to you (plural)

• kathitam: has been narrated/told

• sarvam: all

• saṃkṣepāt: in brief

• na: not

• ca: and

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt

• yaḥ: whoever

• paṭhet: may recite/read

• śṛṇuyāt: may hear/listen

• vā api: or even

• viṣṇulokam: the world/realm of Viṣṇu

• saḥ: he

• gacchati: goes/attains

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It functions as a phala-śruti: it seals the teaching by declaring that śravaṇa (hearing) and pāṭha (recitation) of the Purāṇic account itself yields a liberating fruit, encouraging devotion and regular engagement with Śaiva revelation.

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

Indirectly, it reflects the Śaiva view that liberation for the paśu (bound soul) comes through contact with sacred teaching and devotion; even when the stated fruit is “Viṣṇuloka,” the purport remains that grace and right hearing dissolve pāśa (bondage) and lead toward the supreme divine state.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śravaṇa and pāṭha are highlighted as primary sādhana—devotional disciplines aligned with Śaiva practice—serving as accessible means that purify the paśu and support progress toward mokṣa alongside pūjā and Pāśupata-oriented discipline.