Shloka 47

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

Devanagari script

कृत्वा भक्त्या प्रतिष्ठाप्य द्विधाभूतं जलंधरम् प्रयाति शिवसायुज्यं नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

kṛtvā bhaktyā pratiṣṭhāpya dvidhābhūtaṃ jalaṃdharam prayāti śivasāyujyaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

Совершив с преданностью освящение — деяние, что рассекло Джаландхару надвое, — достигают Шива-сайуджья, единения с Шивой. В этом нет нужды сомневаться или рассуждать.

Word by Word

• kṛtvā: having done/performed

• bhaktyā: with devotion

• pratiṣṭhāpya: having स्थापित/installed, having consecrated (a Linga)

• dvidhā-bhūtam: become twofold, split into two

• jalandharam: Jalandhara (the asura)

• prayāti: goes/attains

• śiva-sāyujyam: oneness/union with Shiva (liberative absorption in Pati)

• na atra: not here/in this matter

• kāryā: to be done/required

• vicāraṇā: consideration, doubt, deliberation

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Jalandhara

FAQs

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

It declares the highest fruit of Linga-pratiṣṭhā performed with bhakti: the worshipper transcends pasha (bondage) and attains Śiva-sāyujya, presented as a certainty rather than a mere possibility.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati—the liberating Lord whose proximity/union (sāyujya) is the final goal of the pashu. The verse frames Shiva not only as a destroyer of asuric forces (symbolized by Jalandhara’s splitting) but as the giver of moksha through consecrated worship.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Linga-pratiṣṭhā (consecration/installation) done with bhakti is highlighted; its inner yogic point aligns with Pāśupata orientation—turning the mind from pasha-bound identity toward steadfast devotion to Pati Shiva, culminating in liberative Shiva-union.