Shloka 48

व्यपोहनस्तवनिरूपण-प्रसङ्गे नक्तभोजन-शिवव्रतविधिः (वार्षिक-प्रतिमास-क्रमः)

Devanagari script

दत्त्वा गोमिथुनं चैव कापिलं पूर्ववद् द्विजाः सूर्यसायुज्यमाप्नोति नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

dattvā gomithunaṃ caiva kāpilaṃ pūrvavad dvijāḥ sūryasāyujyamāpnoti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

Hỡi các bậc nhị sinh, khi bố thí một đôi bò—đặc biệt là bò màu kāpila (vàng nâu)—đúng theo nghi thức đã nói trước, người ấy đạt sāyujya, sự hợp nhất trọn vẹn với Thần Mặt Trời; về điều này không cần bàn luận thêm.

Word by Word

• दत्त्वा: having given

• गोमिथुनम्: a pair (male and female) of cows/cattle

• च एव: and indeed

• कापिलम्: tawny, Kapila-colored (a valued variety)

• पूर्ववत्: as stated earlier, according to prior injunction

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (Brāhmaṇa/Kṣatriya/Vaiśya)

• सूर्यसायुज्यम्: union/identity with Sūrya (solar realm)

• आप्नोति: attains

• नात्र: not here / in this matter

• कार्या: to be done/required

• विचारणा: deliberation, dispute, critical doubt.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the phala of dana within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Surya

FAQs

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

It situates dana (charitable gifting) as a supportive dharmic limb that purifies the pashu (individual soul) and strengthens eligibility for Shiva-oriented sadhana; here, the stated fruit is solar sāyujya, showing how prescribed gifts yield specific loka/union results.

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

Indirectly: by mapping precise karmic acts to definite fruits, it reflects the ordered governance of pasha (bondage through karma) under Pati’s cosmic law; Shiva-tattva remains the transcendent liberator beyond all limited unions, while this verse speaks of an exalted but still karmically-conditioned attainment.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Go-dāna of a kāpila cow-pair performed ‘pūrvavat’ (as per earlier vidhi) is highlighted; it is a ritual charity practice rather than Pāśupata Yoga proper, yielding the declared merit of sūrya-sāyujya.