Shloka 34

स्वेच्छाविग्रहसंभव-प्रतिष्ठाफलवर्णनम् (विविधशिवमूर्तिप्रतिष्ठा, लोक-फल, शिवसायुज्य)

Devanagari script

सर्वविघ्नान् अतिक्रम्य शिवलोके महीयते तत्र भुक्त्वा महाभोगान् यावदाभूतसंप्लवम्

Transliteration

sarvavighnān atikramya śivaloke mahīyate tatra bhuktvā mahābhogān yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam

Translation

ครั้นข้ามพ้นอุปสรรคทั้งปวงแล้ว ผู้ภักดีได้รับการยกย่องในโลกของพระศิวะ ที่นั่นเสวยสุขทิพย์อันยิ่งใหญ่ จนถึงกาลแห่งการล่มสลายใหญ่ของสรรพสัตว์ (ปรลัย)۔

Word by Word

• सर्व-विघ्नान्: all obstacles

• अतिक्रम्य: having transcended/overstepped

• शिव-लोके: in the realm of Śiva

• महीयते: is honored/glorified

• तत्र: there

• भुक्त्वा: having enjoyed

• महा-भोगान्: great enjoyments/divine pleasures

• यावत्: until/as long as

• आ-भूत-संप्लवम्: the dissolution (flood/merging) of all beings (cosmic pralaya)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the phala-shruti style result within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It states the phala (spiritual result): by steadfast Śiva-bhakti associated with Linga-centered worship, the pashu (individual soul) crosses vighnas (impediments born of pasha) and attains honor in Śiva-loka.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the supreme Lord whose realm is beyond worldly obstruction; proximity to Śiva-tattva grants protection from vighnas and a divinely sustained state lasting up to pralaya.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

While not naming a single rite, it reflects the promised fruit of Pāśupata-oriented Śiva-upāsanā (Linga-pūjā, japa, vrata, and disciplined bhakti) that removes vighnas and elevates the soul to Śiva’s abode.