Shloka 37

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

Devanagari script

नरावतारे तच्छिष्ये तच्छिष्ये च प्रशिष्यके श्रीपर्वते महापुण्ये तस्य प्रान्ते च वा द्विजाः

Transliteration

narāvatāre tacchiṣye tacchiṣye ca praśiṣyake śrīparvate mahāpuṇye tasya prānte ca vā dvijāḥ

Translation

Ó duas-vezes-nascidos, na encarnação humana, no seu discípulo e também no discípulo do discípulo, a transmissão sagrada prosseguiu—no mui meritório Śrīparvata, ou então na sua região fronteiriça.

Word by Word

• नरावतारे: in a human incarnation

• तत्-शिष्ये: in his disciple

• तत्-शिष्ये च: and in that disciple

• प्रशिष्यके: in the grand-disciple (disciple’s disciple)

• श्रीपर्वते: on Śrīparvata (holy mountain)

• महापुण्ये: supremely meritorious/very sacred

• तस्य: of that (mountain/place)

• प्रान्ते: on the border/outskirts

• च: and

• वा: or

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (Brāhmaṇas)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that Linga-centered Shaiva practice is preserved through an authorized guru–disciple lineage and anchored in sacred tirthas like Śrīparvata, safeguarding correct puja and siddhānta.

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

Shiva, as Pati (the Lord), makes his liberating knowledge accessible within human contexts—through avatāra-like presence and through living teachers—so that bound souls (paśu) may approach release from pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights paramparā-based initiation and transmission typical of Pāśupata-oriented discipline, implying practice under a qualified guru and in consecrated places conducive to siddhi and purification.