Shloka 40

स्वेच्छाविग्रहसंभव-प्रतिष्ठाफलवर्णनम् (विविधशिवमूर्तिप्रतिष्ठा, लोक-फल, शिवसायुज्य)

Devanagari script

भुक्त्वा तु विपुलांस्तत्र भोगान् युगशतं नरः ज्ञानयोगं समासाद्य तत्रैव च विमुच्यते

Transliteration

bhuktvā tu vipulāṃstatra bhogān yugaśataṃ naraḥ jñānayogaṃ samāsādya tatraiva ca vimucyate

Translation

Depois de fruir ali prazeres abundantes por cem yugas, o homem alcança o Yoga do conhecimento libertador; e nesse mesmo estado é libertado—o pāśa é cortado pela graça de Pati (Śiva).

Word by Word

• भुक्त्वा: having enjoyed

• तु: indeed/then

• विपुलान्: abundant, vast

• तत्र: there/in that realm or condition

• भोगान्: enjoyments, sense-pleasures

• युगशतम्: a hundred yugas/ages

• नरः: a man, embodied soul (paśu)

• ज्ञानयोगम्: jñāna-yoga, the yoga of spiritual knowledge

• समासाद्य: having attained, having reached

• तत्रैव: there itself/in that very state

• च: and

• विमुच्यते: is freed, is liberated (mokṣa)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames bhoga as finite and mokṣa as the higher fruit: after karmic enjoyments are exhausted, the paśu turns to jñāna-yoga, culminating in release—an implicit push toward Śiva-centered sādhana (liṅga-bhakti and yoga) rather than mere heavenly reward.

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as Pati—the liberating Lord—because liberation (vimukti) is achieved when the soul attains jñāna-yoga that severs pasha; in Śaiva Siddhānta terms, the Lord is the ultimate remover of bondage and revealer of knowledge.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Jñāna-yoga is highlighted: the inward discipline where knowledge arises after the limits of bhoga are understood; in a Pāśupata reading, this matures into Śiva-focused yoga leading to direct release (vimukti).