Shloka 32

सोमवर्णनम्

Graha–Ratha–Aśva Varṇana, Dhruva-Nibaddha Gati, Maṇḍala-Pramāṇa, Graha-Arcana

Devanagari script

तं विष्णुलोकं परमं ज्ञात्वा मुच्येत किल्बिषात् द्विगुणेषु सहस्रेषु योजनानां शतेषु च

Transliteration

taṃ viṣṇulokaṃ paramaṃ jñātvā mucyeta kilbiṣāt dviguṇeṣu sahasreṣu yojanānāṃ śateṣu ca

Translation

तं विष्णुलोकं परमं ज्ञात्वा पशुः किल्बिषात् प्रमुच्यते। स च द्विसहस्रद्विशतयोजनदूरे स्थित इति कथ्यते॥

Word by Word

• तं (taṃ): that

• विष्णुलोकं (viṣṇulokaṃ): the world/realm of Viṣṇu

• परमं (paramaṃ): supreme, highest

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā): having known, realizing

• मुच्येत (mucyeta): would be freed, is liberated

• किल्बिषात् (kilbiṣāt): from sin, from impurity

• द्विगुणेषु (dviguṇeṣu): in the doubled (count), as twofold

• सहस्रेषु (sahasreṣu): in thousands

• योजनानां (yojanānāṃ): of yojanas

• शतेषु (śateṣu): in hundreds

• च (ca): and.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It frames liberation as purification from kilbiṣa through right knowing (jñāna). In the Linga Purana’s Shaiva lens, such “knowing” ripens through Shiva-oriented dharma—tirtha, puja, and inner realization—by which the paśu becomes fit for release from pasha.

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

Though it names Viṣṇuloka, the Purana commonly teaches Shiva–Viṣṇu non-duality at the level of the supreme. Thus the ‘highest realm’ is read as the Pati’s transcendence—where bondage (pāśa) and impurity (kilbiṣa) are dissolved by true realization.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse directly highlights jñāna (saving knowledge/realization) as the liberating factor; in the broader Shaiva-Pashupata trajectory this corresponds to purification leading to steady contemplation of the Supreme, often supported by tirtha observance and Shiva-puja.