Shloka 52

Pāśupata-vrata Māhātmya: Dvādaśa-Liṅga Mahāvrata, Month-wise Dravya, and Pūjā-krama

Devanagari script

अथवा सक्तचित्तश्चेद् यान्यान् संचिन्तयेद्वरान् वर्षमेकं चरेदेवं तांस्तान्प्राप्य शिवं व्रजेत्

Transliteration

athavā saktacittaśced yānyān saṃcintayedvarān varṣamekaṃ caredevaṃ tāṃstānprāpya śivaṃ vrajet

Translation

അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഏകാഗ്രചിത്തത്തോടെ താൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്ന വരങ്ങളെ ധ്യാനിച്ച് ഇങ്ങനെ ഒരു വർഷം അനുഷ്ഠിച്ചാൽ, അവൻ അവ അവ ഫലങ്ങൾ പ്രാപിച്ച് അവസാനം പാശവിമോചകനായ പതി ശിവനെ പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• athavā: or

• sakta-cittaḥ: with mind firmly attached/intent

• cet: if

• yān yān: whichever, whatever

• saṃcintayet: should contemplate, repeatedly meditate upon

• varān: boons, desired attainments

• varṣam ekam: one year

• caret: should practice/observe (the vow/discipline)

• evam: thus, in this manner

• tān tān: those respective (results)

• prāpya: having obtained

• śivam: to Śiva (the auspicious Lord)

• vrajet: should go/attain

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya, conveying vrata-teachings)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that sustained discipline (vrata) joined with mental concentration (manasa-saṃcintana) yields specific fruits, and that the highest culmination of worship is not merely boons but reaching Śiva as Pati beyond pasha (bondage).

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

Śiva is presented as the final refuge and goal after all limited attainments—Pati who receives the pashu (individual soul) when its intentions and practices mature beyond desire into Godward movement.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A one-year vrata supported by steady contemplation—an inner (mānasa) form of Pāśupata-oriented practice where focused intention, restraint, and devotion mature into both siddhi-like results and ultimately Śiva-attainment.