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

Vượt qua mọi chướng ngại, người sùng kính được tôn vinh trong cõi của Śiva. Ở đó, hưởng thụ những phúc lạc vi diệu bậc đại, người ấy an trụ cho đến khi xảy ra đại hoại diệt của muôn loài.

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.