Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

तत्फलं कोटिगुणितं लब्ध्वा याति शिवं पदम् तत्र भुक्त्वा महाभोगान् यावद् आभूतसंप्लवम्

Transliteration

tatphalaṃ koṭiguṇitaṃ labdhvā yāti śivaṃ padam tatra bhuktvā mahābhogān yāvad ābhūtasaṃplavam

Translation

ఆ ఫలాన్ని కోటిగుణంగా పొందిన భక్తుడు శివుని పరమపదాన్ని చేరుతాడు; అక్కడ మహాభోగాలను అనుభవిస్తూ సమస్త భూతాల ప్రళయం వరకు నిలిచి ఉంటాడు।

Word by Word

• tat-phalam: that fruit/merit

• koṭi-guṇitam: multiplied ten million times (crore-fold)

• labdhvā: having obtained

• yāti: goes/attains

• śivam padam: the abode/state of Śiva (Śiva-pada)

• tatra: there (in that realm/state)

• bhuktvā: having enjoyed/experienced

• mahā-bhogān: great enjoyments/divine experiences

• yāvat: until/as long as

• ā-bhūta-saṃplavam: the dissolution (saṃplava) up to/all the elements and beings (bhūtas)

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 functions as a phala-śruti: it declares that the merit of the described Śiva/Liṅga devotion becomes koṭiguṇita (crore-fold) and culminates in attaining Śiva-pada, framing Liṅga-pūjā as a direct means toward liberation.

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

Śiva is presented as Pati—the supreme refuge and final state (pada). Even after extended divine enjoyments, the soul’s ultimate resolution is in Śiva’s station beyond dissolution, implying Śiva-tattva as transcendent and liberating.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes the result of Śiva-bhakti expressed through Liṅga-pūjā (implied from the phala-śruti context): sustained devotion that loosens pāśa (bondage) and leads the paśu (soul) to Śiva-pada—aligned with the goal of Pāśupata-oriented liberation.