Shloka 54

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

Devanagari script

ब्रह्महत्यादिभिः पापैर् मुच्यते नात्र संशयः प्रातः स्नात्वा मुनिश्रेष्ठाः शिवतीर्थेषु मानवः

Transliteration

brahmahatyādibhiḥ pāpair mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ prātaḥ snātvā muniśreṣṭhāḥ śivatīrtheṣu mānavaḥ

Translation

ഹേ മുനിശ്രേഷ്ഠന്മാരേ! പ്രഭാതത്തിൽ ശിവതീർഥങ്ങളിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്യുന്ന മനുഷ്യൻ ബ്രഹ്മഹത്യാദി പാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് മോചിതനാകുന്നു—ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല।

Word by Word

• ब्रह्महत्यादिभिः: by (sins) beginning with brahmahatyā

• पापैः: by sins

• मुच्यते: is released/freed

• न: not

• अत्र: here/in this matter

• संशयः: doubt

• प्रातः: at dawn

• स्नात्वा: having bathed

• मुनिश्रेष्ठाः: O best of sages

• शिवतीर्थेषु: in Shiva’s tīrthas (holy bathing places)

• मानवः: a human being/person

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links Shiva’s sanctified tīrthas to practical purification: by dawn bathing at Shiva’s holy places, even grave sins are said to be removed, preparing the worshipper for Linga-pūjā with greater inner and outer purity.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati—the liberating Lord whose presence makes a tīrtha spiritually potent; contact with what is consecrated to him loosens pāśa (bondage) and restores the paśu toward purity.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Prātaḥ-snānā (dawn bathing) at Shiva-tīrthas is highlighted as a purificatory rite that supports Shaiva sādhana—cleansing pāpa and stabilizing the practitioner for mantra, pūjā, and Pāśupata-oriented discipline.