Shloka 22

Devanagari script

मुनीनां च न संदेहस् तस्मात् सम्पूजयेच्छिवम् सा हानिस्तन्महच्छिद्रं स मोहः सा च मूकता

Transliteration

munīnāṃ ca na saṃdehas tasmāt sampūjayecchivam sā hānistanmahacchidraṃ sa mohaḥ sā ca mūkatā

Translation

ในหมู่นักบวชฤๅษีไม่มีความสงสัยในข้อนี้ ดังนั้นพึงบูชาพระศิวะด้วยความเคารพอย่างยิ่ง การละเลยการบูชานั้นเป็นความสูญเสียใหญ่ เป็นรอยรั่วมหันต์ เป็นความหลง และเป็นความใบ้ทางจิตวิญญาณ

Word by Word

• munīnām: of the sages

• ca: and

• na: not

• saṃdehaḥ: doubt

• tasmāt: therefore

• sampūjayet: one should worship fully/honor completely

• śivam: Śiva

• sā: that

• hāniḥ: loss, ruin

• tat: that (act/that duty)

• mahat: great

• chidram: breach, flaw, hole (in conduct)

• saḥ: that is

• mohaḥ: delusion

• sā: that

• ca: also

• mūkatā: muteness, inability to speak (here: incapacity to proclaim/realize truth)

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 frames Śiva-pūjā (including Liṅga-pūjā) as a certainty accepted by the munis and urges wholehearted worship; abandoning it is portrayed as a serious spiritual defect that increases bondage (pāśa) for the pashu (soul).

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the decisive refuge and object of complete worship—so turning away from Him is not merely a ritual lapse but a fall into moha (delusion), indicating Shiva-tattva as the clarifying principle that dispels ignorance.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights sampūjā—full, reverent worship of Śiva (practically expressed as Liṅga-pūjā with devotion and right understanding), aligning with a Pāśupata-oriented discipline where worship supports purification and loosening of pāśa.