Shloka 18

अन्धकानुग्रहः—शूलारोपणं, रुद्रस्मरण-फलम्, तथा गाणपत्य-प्रदानम् (अध्याय 93)

Devanagari script

स याति शिवसायुज्यं किं पुनर्बहुशः स्मरन् ब्रह्मा च भगवान्विष्णुः सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः

Transliteration

sa yāti śivasāyujyaṃ kiṃ punarbahuśaḥ smaran brahmā ca bhagavānviṣṇuḥ sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ

Translation

เขาย่อมบรรลุศิวสายุชยะ—ความเป็นหนึ่งโดยสิ้นเชิงกับพระศิวะผู้เป็นภควาน แล้วผู้ที่ระลึกถึงพระองค์ซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่าจะยิ่งเพียงใด! (ข้อนี้) พระพรหม พระวิษณุผู้เป็นภควาน และเหล่าเทพทั้งปวงพร้อมพระอินทร์ยืนยัน

Word by Word

• स (sa): he

• याति (yāti): goes/attains

• शिवसायुज्यं (śiva-sāyujyam): union/identity with Śiva (liberating proximity/oneness)

• किं पुनः (kiṃ punaḥ): how much more indeed

• बहुशः (bahuśaḥ): repeatedly, many times

• स्मरन् (smaran): remembering, contemplating

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā): Brahmā

• च (ca): and

• भगवान् (bhagavān): the Blessed Lord

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ): Viṣṇu

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• देवाः (devāḥ): gods

• सवासवाः (savāsavāḥ): together with Vāsava (Indra)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the phala-śruti to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Brahma
• Indra
• Devas

FAQs

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

It states the core fruit (phala) of Śiva-bhakti: even simple remembrance of Śiva leads to Śiva-sāyujya; therefore Linga-pūjā supported by repeated smaraṇa/japa is presented as a swift liberating practice.

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

Śiva is affirmed as Pati (the Lord) who grants sāyujya—release from pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (individual soul). The testimony of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and the devas underscores Śiva’s supreme liberating grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śiva-smaraṇa—repeated remembrance/contemplation (often expressed as nāma-japa and dhyāna)—is highlighted as a Pāśupata-oriented inner practice that complements external Linga-pūjā.