Shloka 20
छायापुरुषलक्षणवर्णनम्
Description of the Marks of the Shadow-Person
प्राप्नोत्यत्र न संदेहस्सत्यं वै कथितं मया । सर्वतीर्थेषु यत्स्नात्वा दत्त्वा दानानि सर्वशः
prāpnotyatra na saṃdehassatyaṃ vai kathitaṃ mayā | sarvatīrtheṣu yatsnātvā dattvā dānāni sarvaśaḥ
یہاں بے شک وہی ثواب حاصل ہوتا ہے، اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔ جو میں نے کہا ہے وہ سچ ہے—تمام تیرتھوں میں اشنان کرنے اور ہر قسم کا دان پورے طور پر دینے سے جو پھل ملتا ہے، وہی یہاں ملتا ہے۔
Lord Shiva (teaching Uma/Parvati in the Umāsaṃhitā discourse)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It declares that a particular Shaiva act or sacred locus described in the surrounding passage yields merit equal to all pilgrimages and all forms of charity—emphasizing Shiva’s grace and the superiority of focused devotion over scattered ritualism.
In Shaiva Siddhanta, Saguna worship (such as Linga-centered devotion) becomes a concentrated doorway to Shiva’s anugraha (grace). The verse frames that concentrated worship as surpassing or equaling the cumulative fruits of many external rites like multi-tirtha bathing and extensive donations.
A disciplined Shaiva observance combining purity (snāna), devotion, and dāna (charity) is implied—ideally performed with remembrance of Shiva (e.g., japa of the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) so that the act becomes grace-filled rather than merely transactional.