Shloka 49

ईशानकल्पवृत्तान्तः तथा लैङ्गपुराणस्य संक्षेप-सूची

Devanagari script

एरकास्त्रबलेनैव गमनं स्वेच्छयैव तु ब्रह्मणश्चैव मोक्षस्य विज्ञानं तु सुविस्तरम्

Transliteration

erakāstrabalenaiva gamanaṃ svecchayaiva tu brahmaṇaścaiva mokṣasya vijñānaṃ tu suvistaram

Translation

ଏରକାସ୍ତ୍ରର ବଳରେ ସ୍ୱଇଚ୍ଛାନୁସାରେ ଗମନ ହୁଏ। ଏବଂ ବ୍ରହ୍ମ ଓ ମୋକ୍ଷର ବିଜ୍ଞାନ ମଧ୍ୟ ସୁବିସ୍ତାରରେ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣିତ।

Word by Word

• एरकास्त्र-बलेन एव: by the power of the Erakāstra alone

• गमनम्: movement/going

• स्वेच्छया एव तु: indeed, only by one’s own will

• ब्रह्मणः च एव: and also of Brahman (the supreme reality)

• मोक्षस्य: of liberation

• विज्ञानम्: discriminative realization/true knowledge

• तु: indeed

• सुविस्तरम्: very extensive/in great detail

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Brahman
• Moksha

FAQs

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

It links outer means (powerful instruments/siddhi-symbols) with the inner culmination—vijñāna leading to mokṣa—implying that Linga-centered Shaiva practice must mature from ritual efficacy into liberating realization of Pati (Shiva) beyond bondage.

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

By pointing to Brahman-knowledge and mokṣa as the true ‘extensive teaching,’ it aligns with Shiva-tattva as Pati—the supreme reality whose realization dissolves pasha (bondage) for the pashu (soul); siddhis are secondary to liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It hints at yogic siddhi (moving by will—icchā) as a byproduct of disciplined practice, while emphasizing that the Shaiva path (Pashupata-oriented) ultimately prioritizes vijñāna and mokṣa over mere powers.