Shloka 5

Pāśupata-vrata Māhātmya: Dvādaśa-Liṅga Mahāvrata, Month-wise Dravya, and Pūjā-krama

Devanagari script

भोगदं योगदं चैव कामदं मुक्तिदं शुभम् अवियोगकरं पुण्यं भक्तानां भयनाशनम्

Transliteration

bhogadaṃ yogadaṃ caiva kāmadaṃ muktidaṃ śubham aviyogakaraṃ puṇyaṃ bhaktānāṃ bhayanāśanam

Translation

भोगदं योगदं चैव कामदं मुक्तिदं शुभम्। अवियोगकरं पुण्यं भक्तानां भयनाशनम्॥

Word by Word

• भोगदम्: giver of worldly enjoyments

• योगदम्: giver of Yoga (spiritual discipline/union)

• च एव: and indeed

• कामदम्: fulfiller of desires

• मुक्तिदम्: bestower of liberation

• शुभम्: auspicious

• अवियोगकरम्: causing non-separation/ensuring uninterrupted connection (with Śiva)

• पुण्यम्: meritorious/holy

• भक्तानाम्: of devotees

• भयनाशनम्: destroyer of fear

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya, conveying the phala of Śiva-stuti/linga-bhakti)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It states the direct fruits of Śiva/Liṅga devotion: it can grant both worldly well-being (bhoga, kāma) and the higher path (yoga) culminating in mokṣa, while protecting the devotee by destroying fear.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the Lord who can bestow all four aims, especially liberation—removing the pasha of fear and ensuring aviyoga, an unbroken spiritual relation between the pashu (soul) and the Supreme.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to Śiva-stuti and Liṅga-bhakti as a complete sādhana: devotion that ripens into yoga (inner discipline and union) and culminates in release from bondage (mokṣa).