Shloka 37

स्वेच्छाविग्रहसंभव-प्रतिष्ठाफलवर्णनम् (विविधशिवमूर्तिप्रतिष्ठा, लोक-फल, शिवसायुज्य)

Devanagari script

कृत्वा भक्त्या प्रतिष्ठाप्य शिवलोके महीयते तत्र भुक्त्वा महाभोगान् अणिमादिगुणैर्युतः

Transliteration

kṛtvā bhaktyā pratiṣṭhāpya śivaloke mahīyate tatra bhuktvā mahābhogān aṇimādiguṇairyutaḥ

Translation

பக்தியால் பிரதிஷ்டை செய்தால், அவன் சிவலோகத்தில் பெருமைப்படுத்தப்படுவான். அங்கே மகத்தான இன்பங்களை அனுபவித்து, அணிமா முதலான குணங்கள் (சித்திகள்) உடையவனாகிறான்.

Word by Word

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā): having done/after performing

• भक्त्या (bhaktyā): with devotion

• प्रतिष्ठाप्य (pratiṣṭhāpya): having installed/established (the Linga)

• शिवलोके (śivaloke): in Shiva’s realm

• महीयते (mahīyate): is honored/glorified

• तत्र (tatra): there

• भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā): having enjoyed

• महाभोगान् (mahābhogān): great enjoyments/divine pleasures

• अणिमादिगुणैः (aṇimādi-guṇaiḥ): with qualities/powers beginning with aṇimā

• युतः (yutaḥ): endowed/possessed of.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It states the explicit फल (result) of Linga-pratiṣṭhā done with bhakti: honor in Shiva-loka and attainment of exalted divine enjoyments and siddhi-like perfections.

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

Shiva is presented as Pati—the Lord who grants both bhoga (experienced enjoyments) and guṇa/siddhi in His own realm to the devoted installer, indicating His sovereignty over worldly and transcendent attainments.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The practice is Linga-pratiṣṭhā (ritual installation) performed with bhakti; its fruit is described in yogic terms as aṇimā and related siddhis, aligning with a Pāśupata-oriented view of Shiva’s grace granting spiritual powers.