Shloka 47
Pārthiva-Śiva-liṅga Saṃkhyā-vidhāna
Enumeration and Procedure of Earthen Liṅga Worship
शर्वो भवश्च रुद्र श्च उग्रोभीम इतीश्वरः । महादेवः पशुपतिरेतान्मूर्तिभिरर्चयेत्
śarvo bhavaśca rudra śca ugrobhīma itīśvaraḥ | mahādevaḥ paśupatiretānmūrtibhirarcayet
शर्व, भव, रुद्र, उग्र व भीम—या रूपांनी, तसेच महादेव व पशुपती या रूपांनीही, या दिव्य मूर्तींनी ईश्वराचे पूजन करावे।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
FAQs
The verse teaches that the one Supreme Śiva is approachable through multiple sacred forms and names; devotion to these manifestations purifies the soul (paśu) and leads it toward Śiva’s grace and liberation.
It supports Saguna upāsanā: while Śiva is ultimately beyond form, the devotee worships Him through recognizable forms and names—commonly through liṅgārcana—so the mind can steadily abide in the Lord.
Practice nāma-upāsanā and liṅga-pūjā by invoking these names during archana (offering flowers, water, bilva), and mentally contemplate Paśupati as the Lord who frees beings from bondage.