Shloka 16

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

Devanagari script

तत्र भुक्त्वा महाभोगान् कल्पलक्षं सुखी नरः क्रमादागत्य लोके ऽस्मिन् सर्वयज्ञान्तगो भवेत्

Transliteration

tatra bhuktvā mahābhogān kalpalakṣaṃ sukhī naraḥ kramādāgatya loke 'smin sarvayajñāntago bhavet

Translation

Там, насладившись великими наслаждениями в течение ста тысяч кальп, тот человек — довольный и исполненный счастья — в должный срок возвращается в этот мир и становится тем, чьи жертвоприношения достигают окончательного завершения в Верховном Владыке (Пати), Шиве.

Word by Word

• तत्र (tatra): there (in that higher realm)

• भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā): having enjoyed/experienced

• महाभोगान् (mahābhogān): great enjoyments, exalted pleasures

• कल्पलक्षम् (kalpalakṣam): for a lakh of kalpas (an immense aeon-span)

• सुखी (sukhī): happy, at ease, fulfilled

• नरः (naraḥ): a man, embodied soul (paśu)

• क्रमात् (kramāt): gradually, in due course

• आगत्य (āgatya): having come/returned

• लोके अस्मिन् (loke ’smin): in this world

• सर्वयज्ञान्तगः (sarvayajñānta-gaḥ): one whose rites culminate in the end/fruit of all yajñas—Shiva as the ultimate telos

• भवेत् (bhavet): becomes

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 frames all sacrificial merit as ultimately meant to terminate in Shiva (Pati); even heavenly enjoyments are temporary, while the highest “end of yajña” is Shiva-oriented fulfillment that redirects the soul toward Shaiva realization.

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

Shiva is implied as the sarva-yajña-anta—the final ground and consummation of all ritual action—indicating Pati as the supreme telos beyond transient bhoga and loka-based rewards.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes yajña-karma and its phala, teaching that rites should be performed with Shiva as the ultimate intention; this aligns with a Pāśupata orientation where karma is purified into devotion and right knowledge rather than mere enjoyment.