Shloka 18

Shivamurti–Pratishtha Phala: Shivalaya-Nirmana, Kshetra-Mahatmya, Tirtha-Snana, and Mandala-Vidhi

Devanagari script

हिमशैले कृते भक्त्या यत्फलं प्राक् तवोदितम् तत्फलं सकलं लब्ध्वा सर्वदेवनमस्कृतः

Transliteration

himaśaile kṛte bhaktyā yatphalaṃ prāk tavoditam tatphalaṃ sakalaṃ labdhvā sarvadevanamaskṛtaḥ

Translation

హిమశైలంలో భక్తితో చేసిన ఆరాధనకు మీరు ముందుగా చెప్పిన ఫలమంతటిని సంపూర్ణంగా పొందినవాడు, సమస్త దేవతలచే నమస్కరింపబడే పూజ్యుడవుతాడు।

Word by Word

• हिमशैले: on the Himālaya mountain

• कृते: when performed/done

• भक्त्या: with devotion (bhakti)

• यत्फलं: whatever merit/fruition

• प्राक्: earlier/previously

• तव: by you/your

• उदितम्: declared/said

• तत्फलं: that very fruit

• सकलम्: entirely/wholly

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained

• सर्वदेव-नमस्कृतः: honored/saluted by all the devas

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the phala-śruti within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Himalaya
• Devas

FAQs

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

It functions as a phala-śruti: devoted Shaiva practice (especially in a sacred locus like Himālaya) yields the complete promised merit, culminating in divine honor—recognition by the devas.

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

By implying that the fruit of devotion is unfailing and fully attainable, it reflects Shiva as Pati—the sovereign bestower of grace—whose worship loosens pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (soul) and elevates the devotee’s spiritual standing.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Bhakti-centered Shaiva upāsanā linked to a sacred kṣetra (Himālaya), consistent with Linga-pūjā/vrata and the Pāśupata emphasis on devotion and discipline as the means to attain siddhi and divine favor.