Shloka 40

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

Devanagari script

प्रभासे पुष्करे ऽवन्त्यां तथा चैवामरेश्वरे वणीशैलाकुले चैव मृतो याति शिवात्मताम्

Transliteration

prabhāse puṣkare 'vantyāṃ tathā caivāmareśvare vaṇīśailākule caiva mṛto yāti śivātmatām

Translation

ପ୍ରଭାସେ, ପୁଷ୍କରେ, ଅବନ୍ତୀରେ, ଅମରେଶ୍ୱରେ ଓ ବଣୀଶୈଳର ପବିତ୍ର ପରିସରେ ଯେ ମୃତ୍ୟୁବରଣ କରେ, ସେ ଶିବାତ୍ମତା—ଶିବସ୍ୱରୂପତା—ଲାଭ କରେ।

Word by Word

• प्रभासे: at Prabhāsa (tīrtha)

• पुष्करे: at Puṣkara (tīrtha)

• अवन्त्यां: in Avantī (Ujjayinī region)

• तथा: likewise

• च एव: and indeed

• अमरेश्वरे: at Amareśvara (Shiva-kṣetra/linga-site)

• वणीशैलाकुले: in the sacred region/cluster (ākula) of Vaṇīśaila (Shiva’s mountain/kshetra)

• च एव: and also

• मृतः: having died

• याति: goes/attains

• शिवात्मताम्: Shiva-nature, unity with Pati (Shiva).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva’s grace is specially manifest in certain Shiva-kshetras; connection to these linga-centers (through pilgrimage, worship, or final remembrance) culminates in śivātmatā—liberative proximity to Pati.

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

Shiva is presented as the supreme Pati whose essence can be attained: the pashu (individual soul), freed from pāśa (bondage) by divine grace, reaches Shiva-nature (śivātmatā) at these sanctified seats.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pilgrimage (tīrtha-yātrā), kṣetra-vāsa, and Shiva-smaraṇa at linga-sites are implied; the verse emphasizes grace-based liberation rather than a specific technique, aligning with Pāśupata orientation toward Pati’s anugraha.