Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

हिरण्यगर्भे नन्दीशे स याति परमां गतिम् नियमैः शोष्य यो देहं त्यजेत्क्षेत्रे शिवस्य तु

Transliteration

hiraṇyagarbhe nandīśe sa yāti paramāṃ gatim niyamaiḥ śoṣya yo dehaṃ tyajetkṣetre śivasya tu

Translation

హిరణ్యగర్భ నందీశలో వాడు పరమగతిని పొందుతాడు. అలాగే నియమాచరణలతో దేహాన్ని శోషించి (శుద్ధి చేసి) శివుని క్షేత్రంలో దాన్ని త్యజించినవాడు నిశ్చయంగా పరమపదాన్ని చేరుతాడు।

Word by Word

• हिरण्यगर्भे: in (the realm/state called) Hiraṇyagarbha

• नन्दीशे: in/unto Nandīśa (Lord Nandin, Shiva’s divine lordship)

• स: he

• याति: goes/attains

• परमाम्: supreme

• गतिम्: destination/state (gati)

• नियमैः: by observances, restraints, disciplines

• शोष्य: having dried up/exhausted (purified through austerity)

• यः: whoever

• देहम्: the body

• त्यजेत्: would abandon/relinquish

• क्षेत्रे: in the sacred field/pilgrimage-place (kṣetra)

• शिवस्य: of Shiva

• तु: indeed/particularly.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Linga Purana discourse to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Nandisha (Nandin)

FAQs

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

It teaches that liberation is especially accessible in Shiva’s kṣetra: through niyama (disciplined Shaiva observances) and surrendering the body there, the devotee attains the highest gati under Nandīśa—highlighting the salvific power of Shiva’s sacred space connected to Linga devotion.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati—the supreme giver of paramā gati—whose grace operates through his kṣetra and through Nandīśa’s lordship; the pashu (individual soul) is freed from pasha (bondage) by disciplined purification and final surrender in Shiva’s domain.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Niyama-based austerity and purification—“drying up” the body through disciplined observances—culminating in deha-tyāga (final relinquishment) within a Shiva-kṣetra, aligning with Pāśupata-style renunciation and liberation-oriented practice.