Shloka 28
Adhyaya 79 — Bhakti-Mahima and Linga-Archana-Vidhi
Condensed Ritual Sequence
Devanagari script
स तां गतिम् अवाप्नोति स्वाश्रमैर् दुर्लभां स्थिराम् दीपवृक्षं पार्थिवं वा दारवं वा शिवालये
Transliteration
sa tāṃ gatim avāpnoti svāśramair durlabhāṃ sthirām dīpavṛkṣaṃ pārthivaṃ vā dāravaṃ vā śivālaye
Translation
स स्वाश्रमनिष्ठैरपि दुर्लभां स्थिरां तां गतिमवाप्नोति। शिवालये पार्थिवं दारवं वा दीपवृक्षं प्रतिष्ठाप्य स तां प्राप्नोति।
Word by Word
saḥhe
saḥ:
tāmthat
tām:
gatimspiritual state/goal
gatim:
avāpnotiattains
avāpnoti:
sva-āśramaiḥby (mere) observances of one’s own āśrama-dharma
sva-āśramaiḥ:
durlabhāmdifficult to obtain
durlabhām:
sthirāmfirm, stable
sthirām:
dīpa-vṛkṣamlamp-tree/lamp-stand (multi-wicked lamp support)
dīpa-vṛkṣam:
pārthivammade of earth/clay
pārthivam:
vāor
vā:
dāravammade of wood
dāravam:
vāor
vā:
śiva-ālayein the abode/temple of Shiva
śiva-ālaye:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)