Shloka 121

अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति

Devanagari script

योगसिद्धिप्रदं सम्यक् शिवज्ञानप्रकाशकम् शेषलोकस्य सोपानं वाञ्छितार्थैकसाधनम्

Transliteration

yogasiddhipradaṃ samyak śivajñānaprakāśakam śeṣalokasya sopānaṃ vāñchitārthaikasādhanam

Translation

ఇది యోగసిద్ధులను సమ్యకంగా ప్రసాదించి, శివజ్ఞానాన్ని సంపూర్ణంగా ప్రకాశింపజేస్తుంది. శేషలోకాలను దాటి ఎక్కే సోపానమిది; పాశాన్ని ఛేదించే పతి-శివుని ద్వారా మోక్షరూప వాంఛితార్థాన్ని సాధించే ఏకైక సాధనమిది.

Word by Word

• योगसिद्धि-प्रदम्: bestower of yogic perfections

• सम्यक्: rightly, completely

• शिव-ज्ञान-प्रकाशकम्: that which reveals/illumines Śiva-knowledge

• शेष-लोकस्य: of the remaining worlds (lower/transitory realms)

• सोपानम्: a ladder, means of ascent

• वाञ्छित-अर्थ-एक-साधनम्: the sole means of attaining the wished-for goal (highest good/mokṣa).

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse frames devotion to Śiva (as expressed through Linga-centered practice) as a direct means that both grants yogic fruition and reveals Śiva-jnāna, making it a practical “ladder” from worldly states to the supreme goal.

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

Śiva-tattva is presented as self-revealing knowledge (śivajñāna) that dispels ignorance; as Pati, Śiva is the liberating Lord who enables the paśu to transcend all lokas and overcome pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights the Pāśupata-oriented yoga-path where disciplined practice and Śiva-upāsanā culminate in siddhi and, beyond siddhi, in Śiva-jnāna that leads to mokṣa.