Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

सर्वयज्ञतपोदानतीर्थवेदेषु यत्फलम् तत्फलं सकलं लब्ध्वा शिववन्मोदते चिरम्

Transliteration

sarvayajñatapodānatīrthavedeṣu yatphalam tatphalaṃ sakalaṃ labdhvā śivavanmodate ciram

Translation

സർവ്വ യജ്ഞം, തപസ്, ദാനം, തീർത്ഥാടനം, വേദാധ്യയനം എന്നിവയിൽ പറയുന്ന ഫലം മുഴുവനായും നേടി, ഭക്തൻ ശിവനെപ്പോലെ ദീർഘകാലം ആനന്ദിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• सर्व (sarva): all

• यज्ञ (yajña): Vedic sacrifices/ritual offerings

• तपः (tapaḥ): austerity, disciplined ascetic effort

• दान (dāna): charitable giving

• तीर्थ (tīrtha): sacred ford/pilgrimage place

• वेदेषु (vedeṣu): in the Vedas / in Vedic recitation and study

• यत् (yat): whatever/that which

• फलम् (phalam): fruit, result, merit

• तत् (tat): that

• फलं (phalaṁ): fruit

• सकलम् (sakalaṁ): entire, complete

• लब्ध्वा (labdhvā): having attained/obtained

• शिववत् (śiva-vat): like Śiva, in the manner of Śiva

• मोदते (modate): rejoices, delights

• चिरम् (ciram): for a long time

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares that the total merit (phala) sought through yajña, tapas, dāna, tīrtha, and Vedic study is gathered completely through Śiva-oriented devotion—implying Linga-sevā as a direct, concentrated means to the highest spiritual gain.

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

Śiva-tattva is presented as the state of enduring bliss and freedom: the devotee who attains the complete fruit of dharma “rejoices like Śiva,” indicating nearness to Pati (the Lord) and release from pasha (bondage) for the pashu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Rather than a single external rite, the verse highlights the integrative outcome of Śiva-bhakti (often expressed as Linga-pūjā and inward Pāśupata discipline), which gathers and consummates the fruits of many Vedic and ascetic practices into one Śaiva realization.