Shloka 94

Shivamurti–Pratishtha Phala: Shivalaya-Nirmana, Kshetra-Mahatmya, Tirtha-Snana, and Mandala-Vidhi

Devanagari script

एवमालिख्य यो भक्त्या सर्वमण्डलमुत्तमम् यत्फलं लभते मर्त्यस् तद्वदामि समासतः

Transliteration

evamālikhya yo bhaktyā sarvamaṇḍalamuttamam yatphalaṃ labhate martyas tadvadāmi samāsataḥ

Translation

Nay ta sẽ nói vắn tắt về quả báo mà phàm nhân—kẻ hữu hạn, paśu—đạt được khi với lòng bhakti mà vẽ nên Maṇḍala tối thượng, bao trùm tất cả, là đồ hình thiêng dùng để thờ phụng Śiva; nhờ ân sủng của Pati (Đức Śiva), paśu dần tiến đến giải thoát khỏi pāśa (trói buộc).

Word by Word

• evam: thus/in this manner

• ālikhya: having drawn/inscribed

• yaḥ: whoever

• bhaktyā: with devotion

• sarva-maṇḍalam: the all(-inclusive) maṇḍala/sacred diagram

• uttamam: supreme/excellent

• yat-phalam: whatever fruit/result

• labhate: obtains/attains

• martyaḥ: a mortal human (embodied soul)

• tat: that

• vadāmi: I speak/I shall tell

• samāsataḥ: briefly/in summary

Speaker

Suta (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames maṇḍala-lekhana (drawing the sacred diagram) as a devotional limb of Śiva-pūjā and introduces the promised “phala” (spiritual merit) that follows from performing it with bhakti.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the Lord who grants the fruit of worship—while the human is martyā/pāśu, an embodied soul seeking uplift; the verse points to grace-mediated progress from bondage toward liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritually, it highlights drawing the ‘sarva-maṇḍala’ as a preparatory act for Śiva worship; yogically, it aligns with Pāśupata-oriented purification where disciplined devotional action reduces pāśa (bondage).