Shloka 25

Devanagari script

धनं वा तुष्टिपर्यन्तं शिवपूजाविधेः फलम् ये वाञ्छन्ति महाभोगान् राज्यं च त्रिदशालये ते ऽर्चयन्तु सदा कालं लिङ्गमूर्तिं महेश्वरम्

Transliteration

dhanaṃ vā tuṣṭiparyantaṃ śivapūjāvidheḥ phalam ye vāñchanti mahābhogān rājyaṃ ca tridaśālaye te 'rcayantu sadā kālaṃ liṅgamūrtiṃ maheśvaram

Translation

Богатство — вплоть до полного удовлетворения — есть плод предписанного обряда поклонения Шиве. Те, кто желает великих наслаждений и царственной власти в обители Тридцати (девов), пусть во всякое время почитают Махешвару в образе Лингамурти — Пати, Владыку, дарующего и бхогу (опыт наслаждения), и высшее достижение.

Word by Word

• धनम् (dhanam): wealth

• वा (vā): or/indeed

• तुष्टिपर्यन्तम् (tuṣṭi-paryantam): up to satisfaction/contentment

• शिवपूजाविधेः (śiva-pūjā-vidheḥ): of the prescribed method of Śiva worship

• फलम् (phalam): fruit/result

• ये (ye): those who

• वाञ्छन्ति (vāñchanti): desire

• महाभोगान् (mahā-bhogān): great enjoyments

• राज्यम् (rājyam): kingship/sovereignty

• च (ca): and

• त्रिदशालये (tridaśālaye): in the abode of the Thirty (Devas), i.e., heaven

• ते (te): they

• अर्चयन्तु (arcayantu): should worship

• सदा (sadā): always

• कालम् (kālam): time/at all times

• लिङ्गमूर्तिम् (liṅga-mūrtim): the Liṅga-form/embodiment as Liṅga

• महेश्वरम् (maheśvaram): Maheśvara, the Great Lord

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Maheshvara
• Devas

FAQs

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

It states the phala (result) of Śiva-pūjā-vidhi: worship of Maheśvara as the Liṅga yields wealth and even full contentment, and can grant exalted enjoyments and heavenly sovereignty—showing the Liṅga as the accessible form of Pati’s grace.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati (the supreme Lord) who, through the Liṅga-mūrti, bestows ordered fruits within dharma—bhoga and heavenly status—indicating His sovereign agency over worldly and celestial outcomes.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights continuous Liṅga-arcana (regular worship of the Liṅga) as a disciplined practice; while not detailing Pāśupata yoga techniques, it frames steady pūjā as a sādhana that transforms desire into divinely regulated attainment.