Shloka 81

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

Devanagari script

एवं वः कथितं सर्वं प्राकृतं मण्डलं परम् अतो वक्ष्यामि विप्रेन्द्राः सर्वकामार्थसाधनम्

Transliteration

evaṃ vaḥ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ prākṛtaṃ maṇḍalaṃ param ato vakṣyāmi viprendrāḥ sarvakāmārthasādhanam

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ നിങ്ങളോട് പരമ പ്രാകൃത മണ്ഡലത്തിന്റെ മുഴുവൻ വിധിയും പറഞ്ഞു. ഇനി, ഹേ വിപ്രേന്ദ്രന്മാരേ, സർവകാമാർത്ഥസാധകമായ ഉപദേശം ഞാൻ പറയും।

Word by Word

• एवम् (evaṃ): thus

• वः (vaḥ): to you

• कथितम् (kathitam): explained/told

• सर्वम् (sarvam): all/entirely

• प्राकृतम् (prākṛtam): pertaining to prakṛti, material/ritual-physical

• मण्डलम् (maṇḍalam): sacred diagram/ritual circle

• परम् (param): supreme/excellent

• अतः (ataḥ): therefore/now

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi): I shall explain

• विप्रेन्द्राः (viprendrāḥ): O best of Brahmins

• सर्व (sarva): all

• काम (kāma): desired wishes

• अर्थ (artha): aims/benefits/purposes

• साधनम् (sādhanam): means of accomplishment/that which effects attainment

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It marks a transition: after defining the prākṛta (outer, ritual-physical) maṇḍala used in Śiva-pūjā, the text promises the next teaching as the effective means (sādhana) for attaining all legitimate aims through devotion to Pati (Śiva).

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

By distinguishing the prākṛta maṇḍala (outer support) from the higher accomplishing sādhana, it implies Śiva as Pati—the transcendent Lord who grants artha and kāma and ultimately loosens pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (soul) when worship is properly oriented.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritual preparation via maṇḍala-vidhi is highlighted as the external discipline that supports the deeper sādhana—aligned with Pāśupata orientation where outer purity and ordered worship become a gateway to inner purification and grace.