Shloka 15

उपमन्युना कृष्णाय पाशुपतज्ञान-प्रदानम् तथा दानविधि-फलश्रुतिः

Devanagari script

ते सर्वे पापनिर्मुक्ताः समस्तकुलसंयुताः यान्ति रुद्रपदं दिव्यं नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

te sarve pāpanirmuktāḥ samastakulasaṃyutāḥ yānti rudrapadaṃ divyaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

Все такие преданные — освобождённые от греха и вместе со всем своим родом — достигают божественной обители Рудры. В этом нет нужды сомневаться или рассуждать далее.

Word by Word

• ते (te): they

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• पापनिर्मुक्ताः (pāpa-nirmuktāḥ): released from sins/impurities

• समस्तकुलसंयुताः (samasta-kula-saṃyutāḥ): together with the whole family/lineage

• यान्ति (yānti): go, attain

• रुद्रपदं (rudra-padaṃ): Rudra’s state/abode (Rudra-loka

• दिव्यं (divyaṃ): divine, transcendent

• न (na): not

• अत्र (atra): here/in this matter

• कार्या (kāryā): to be done/necessary

• विचारणा (vicāraṇā): consideration, doubt, debate

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It functions as a phala-śruti: sincere Shaiva observance (such as Linga-sevā and Rudra-bhakti) is declared to purify pāpa and culminate in attaining Rudra-pada, presented as a guaranteed outcome.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati—the liberating Lord whose abode/state (Rudra-pada) is attainable through His grace; liberation is framed as removal of impurity and entry into the divine Rudra-realm.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

While not naming a specific rite, it summarizes the fruit of Shaiva sādhanā—Linga-pūjā/Rudra-bhakti aligned with Pāśupata intent: the Pashu (bound soul) becomes pāpa-nirmukta and reaches Rudra-pada.