Shloka 45
स्वेच्छाविग्रहसंभव-प्रतिष्ठाफलवर्णनम् (विविधशिवमूर्तिप्रतिष्ठा, लोक-फल, शिवसायुज्य)
Devanagari script
मन्त्रमाह सकृद्वा यः पातकैः स विमुच्यते मन्त्रेणानेन गन्धाद्यैर् भक्त्या वित्तानुसारतः
Transliteration
mantramāha sakṛdvā yaḥ pātakaiḥ sa vimucyate mantreṇānena gandhādyair bhaktyā vittānusārataḥ
Translation
Ang sinumang bumigkas ng mantrang ito kahit minsan lamang ay napapalaya sa mga kasalanan. Sa mantrang ito rin, sambahin ang Panginoon/Śiva-liṅga nang may debosyon, gamit ang pabango at iba pang handog, ayon sa kakayahan ng sariling yaman.
Word by Word
mantramthe mantra
mantram:
āhautters/recites
āha:
sakṛtonce
sakṛt:
vāeven/or
vā:
yaḥwhoever
yaḥ:
pātakaiḥfrom sins/transgressions
pātakaiḥ:
saḥhe
saḥ:
vimucyateis freed/released
vimucyate:
mantreṇa anenaby this very mantra
mantreṇa anena:
gandha-ādyaiḥwith fragrance (perfumes) and other offerings
gandha-ādyaiḥ:
bhaktyāwith devotion
bhaktyā:
vitta-anusārataḥaccording to one’s wealth/ability
vitta-anusārataḥ:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja instructions within the Linga Purana discourse)