Shloka 70

अध्याय 91: अरिष्ट-लक्षण, मृत्यु-संस्कार, पाशुपत-धारणा तथा ओङ्कार-उपासना

Devanagari script

यत्र रुद्रनमस्कारः सर्वकर्मफलो ध्रुवः अन्यदेवनमस्कारान् न तत्फलमवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

yatra rudranamaskāraḥ sarvakarmaphalo dhruvaḥ anyadevanamaskārān na tatphalamavāpnuyāt

Translation

यत्र रुद्रनमस्कारः सर्वकर्मफलो ध्रुवः। अन्यदेवनमस्कारान् न तत्फलमवाप्नुयात्॥

Word by Word

• यत्र (yatra): where/wherever

• रुद्रनमस्कारः (rudra-namaskāraḥ): salutation to Rudra (Śiva)

• सर्वकर्मफलः (sarva-karma-phalaḥ): the fruit of all actions/rites

• ध्रुवः (dhruvaḥ): certain, unfailing

• अन्यदेवनमस्कारान् (anya-deva-namaskārān): salutations to other deities

• न (na): not

• तत्फलम् (tat-phalam): that fruit (same result)

• अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt): would obtain/attain

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana discourse to the sages of Naimisharanya; verse praising Rudra-namaskara within the chapter’s teaching)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)

FAQs

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

It asserts that Rudra-namaskara is a concentrated, unfailing means that yields the full fruit of ritual action—supporting the Purva-Bhaga emphasis that Shiva/Linga worship is the decisive center of sadhana.

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

By declaring Rudra-salutation as the sure giver of all karma-fruits, it points to Shiva as Pati—the sovereign dispenser and transcendent ground of efficacy—while other devata-salutations are presented as not equal in ultimate result.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The practice is Rudra-namaskara (prostration/salutation with reverence), a core Shaiva devotional act that can accompany Linga-puja and function as a Pashupata-oriented discipline of surrender to Pati.