Shloka 28

Shivamurti–Pratishtha Phala: Shivalaya-Nirmana, Kshetra-Mahatmya, Tirtha-Snana, and Mandala-Vidhi

Devanagari script

कर्म कुर्याद्यदि सुखं लब्ध्वा चापि प्रमोदते तस्माद् आयतनं भक्त्या यः कुर्यान् मुनिसत्तमाः

Transliteration

karma kuryādyadi sukhaṃ labdhvā cāpi pramodate tasmād āyatanaṃ bhaktyā yaḥ kuryān munisattamāḥ

Translation

कर्म कुर्याद्यदि सुखं लब्ध्वा चापि प्रमोदते। तस्माद् आयतनं भक्त्या यः कुर्यान् मुनिसत्तमाः॥

Word by Word

• कर्म (karma): action/ritual act

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt): should do/should perform

• यदि (yadi): if

• सुखं (sukhaṃ): happiness/well-being

• लब्ध्वा (labdhvā): having obtained

• च (ca): and

• अपि (api): also

• प्रमोदते (pramodate): rejoices/is delighted

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): therefore/from that reason

• आयतनं (āyatanaṃ): abode/shrine/temple-seat

• भक्त्या (bhaktyā): with devotion

• यः (yaḥ): whoever/one who

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt): should establish/should do

• मुनिसत्तमाः (munisattamāḥ): O best of sages

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It directs devotees to convert worldly enjoyment into sacred merit by establishing an āyatana—an abode/shrine for Shiva—thereby grounding happiness in bhakti-centered Linga worship.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati (the Lord) worthy of a consecrated seat; devotion to Him reorients the pashu’s (individual soul’s) karma away from mere pleasure and toward a sanctified relationship with the Lord.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A temple/shrine-making and installation impulse (āyatana-karaṇa) as a devotional act—supporting Linga-puja and aligning karma with Pashupata-oriented discipline through bhakti.