Shloka 175

वासिष्ठकथनम् (आदित्य–सोमवंशवर्णनम् तथा रुद्रसहस्रनाम-प्रशंसा)

Devanagari script

देवम् इष्ट्वा त्रिसंध्यं च सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

devam iṣṭvā trisaṃdhyaṃ ca sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

Translation

ത്രിസന്ധ്യയിൽ ദേവനെ ആരാധിച്ചാൽ എല്ലാ പാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നും മോചനം ലഭിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• देवम् (devam): the Lord, the Deity (Śiva)

• इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā): having worshiped, having adored

• त्रिसंध्यं (trisaṃdhyaṃ): the three sandhyās (dawn, noon, dusk)

• च (ca): and

• सर्वपापैः (sarvapāpaiḥ): from all sins/impurities

• प्रमुच्यते (pramucyate): is freed, is released

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja teachings within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames regular trisandhyā worship of Śiva as a direct means of purification: steady daily devotion to the Linga at dawn, noon, and dusk burns accumulated pāpa and strengthens the paśu’s orientation toward Pati.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the liberating Lord whose grace and worship dissolve the bonds (pāśa) of impurity; sin is not merely moral fault but a binding obscuration removable by sustained Śiva-upāsanā.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Trisandhyā upāsanā—worship at the three daily sandhyās—functioning as a purificatory discipline aligned with Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā (regularity, devotion, and inner cleansing).