Shloka 75

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

Devanagari script

स याति शिवसायुज्यं नात्र कार्या विचारणा अविमुक्तं परं क्षेत्रं जन्तूनां मुक्तिदं सदा

Transliteration

sa yāti śivasāyujyaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā avimuktaṃ paraṃ kṣetraṃ jantūnāṃ muktidaṃ sadā

Translation

అతడు శివసాయుజ్యాన్ని పొందుతాడు; ఇందులో సందేహానికి చోటు లేదు. అవిముక్తమే పరమ క్షేత్రం, అది జీవులకు సదా ముక్తిని ప్రసాదిస్తుంది।

Word by Word

• स (sa): he

• याति (yāti): goes/attains

• शिवसायुज्यं (śiva-sāyujyam): union/identity with Śiva (sāyujya-mukti)

• न (na): not

• अत्र (atra): here/in this matter

• कार्या (kāryā): to be done/necessary

• विचारणा (vicāraṇā): consideration/doubtful deliberation

• अविमुक्तं (avimuktaṃ): Avimukta (Kāśī, ‘never-abandoned’ by Śiva)

• परं (paraṃ): supreme

• क्षेत्रं (kṣetraṃ): sacred field/pilgrimage region

• जन्तूनां (jantūnāṃ): of creatures/embodied souls

• मुक्तिदं (muktidaṃ): giver of liberation

• सदा (sadā): always

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Avimukta (Kashi)

FAQs

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

It declares that in Avimukta (Kāśī), the Pashu (bound soul) can attain Śiva-sāyujya by Śiva’s grace—affirming the kṣetra as a direct gateway to liberation associated with Śiva’s presence and worship.

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

Śiva is presented as Pati, the liberating Lord whose proximity and grace dissolve Pāśa (bondage), culminating in sāyujya—intimate union with Śiva beyond doubt.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes kṣetra-sevā and Śiva-bhakti in Avimukta as liberation-bearing; it implies grace-centered practice (anugraha) rather than mere intellectual deliberation, aligning with Pāśupata-oriented devotion and worship.