Shloka 25

Adhyaya 34: भस्ममहात्म्यं—अग्नीषोमात्मक-शिवतत्त्वं तथा पाशुपतव्रतप्रशंसा

Devanagari script

सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति ते सर्वे मुनयः श्रुत्वा वसिष्ठाद्या द्विजोत्तमाः

Transliteration

sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā rudralokaṃ sa gacchati te sarve munayaḥ śrutvā vasiṣṭhādyā dvijottamāḥ

Translation

സകലപാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നു ശുദ്ധമായ അന്തഃകരണമുള്ളവൻ രുദ്രലോകം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു। ഇത് കേട്ട് വസിഷ്ഠാദി എല്ലാ മുനികളും—ശ്രേഷ്ഠ ദ്വിജന്മാരും—(ആദരത്തോടെ സ്വീകരിച്ചു)।

Word by Word

• सर्व-पाप: all sins

• विशुद्ध-आत्मा: one whose self is completely purified

• रुद्र-लोकम्: the realm/world of Rudra (Shiva)

• सः: he

• गच्छति: goes/attains

• ते: those

• सर्वे: all

• मुनयः: sages

• श्रुत्वा: having heard

• वसिष्ठ-आद्याः: beginning with Vasiṣṭha

• द्विज-उत्तमाः: the best among the twice-born (Brahmin sages)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; reporting a teaching heard by Vasiṣṭha and other rishis)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)
• Vasiṣṭha
• Munis (Rishis)

FAQs

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

It states the phala (spiritual result) of Shiva-centered purification: when the Pashu (individual soul) becomes cleansed of pāpa through Shaiva dharma and worship, it becomes fit to attain Rudraloka—proximity to Pati (Lord Shiva).

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

Shiva is implied as Pati, the sovereign Lord whose realm (Rudraloka) is attained by inner purification—showing that liberation is not merely ritual, but transformation of the ātmā toward Shiva’s state and presence.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights karma-śuddhi and antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi (inner purification) as the essential Shaiva discipline; in the Linga Purana frame this aligns with Pashupata-oriented practice—devotion, restraint, and Shiva-puja that burns pāpa and loosens Pāśa (bondage).