Shloka 18

अन्धकानुग्रहः—शूलारोपणं, रुद्रस्मरण-फलम्, तथा गाणपत्य-प्रदानम् (अध्याय 93)

Devanagari script

स याति शिवसायुज्यं किं पुनर्बहुशः स्मरन् ब्रह्मा च भगवान्विष्णुः सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः

Transliteration

sa yāti śivasāyujyaṃ kiṃ punarbahuśaḥ smaran brahmā ca bhagavānviṣṇuḥ sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ

Translation

അവൻ ശിവസായുജ്യം—ഭഗവാൻ ശിവനോടുള്ള പൂർണ്ണ ഏകത്വം—പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു. പിന്നെ ആവർത്തിച്ച് സ്മരിക്കുന്നവന്റെ മഹത്വം എത്രയോ! (ഇതു) ബ്രഹ്മാവും ഭഗവാൻ വിഷ്ണുവും ഇന്ദ്രനോടുകൂടിയ സർവ്വദേവന്മാരും സമ്മതിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• स (sa): he

• याति (yāti): goes/attains

• शिवसायुज्यं (śiva-sāyujyam): union/identity with Śiva (liberating proximity/oneness)

• किं पुनः (kiṃ punaḥ): how much more indeed

• बहुशः (bahuśaḥ): repeatedly, many times

• स्मरन् (smaran): remembering, contemplating

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā): Brahmā

• च (ca): and

• भगवान् (bhagavān): the Blessed Lord

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ): Viṣṇu

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• देवाः (devāḥ): gods

• सवासवाः (savāsavāḥ): together with Vāsava (Indra)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the phala-śruti to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Brahma
• Indra
• Devas

FAQs

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

It states the core fruit (phala) of Śiva-bhakti: even simple remembrance of Śiva leads to Śiva-sāyujya; therefore Linga-pūjā supported by repeated smaraṇa/japa is presented as a swift liberating practice.

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

Śiva is affirmed as Pati (the Lord) who grants sāyujya—release from pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (individual soul). The testimony of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and the devas underscores Śiva’s supreme liberating grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śiva-smaraṇa—repeated remembrance/contemplation (often expressed as nāma-japa and dhyāna)—is highlighted as a Pāśupata-oriented inner practice that complements external Linga-pūjā.