Shloka 55

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

Devanagari script

कुर्याद्वर्षं क्रमेणैव व्युत्क्रमेणापि वा द्विजाः स याति शिवसायुज्यं ज्ञानयोगमवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

kuryādvarṣaṃ krameṇaiva vyutkrameṇāpi vā dvijāḥ sa yāti śivasāyujyaṃ jñānayogamavāpnuyāt

Translation

Hỡi các bậc lưỡng sinh, dù thực hành hạnh này trọn một năm theo đúng thứ lớp hay dù có đổi thứ lớp, người ấy vẫn đạt sự hợp nhất với Śiva (Śiva-sāyujya) và chứng đắc Yoga của trí tuệ giải thoát—nhờ đó paśu được dẫn vượt khỏi pāśa (trói buộc) để đến với Pati.

Word by Word

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt): should perform

• वर्षम् (varṣam): for a year

• क्रमेण (krameṇa): in proper order/sequence

• एव (eva): indeed

• व्युत्क्रमेण (vyutkrameṇa): in reverse/altered order

• अपि (api): even

• वा (vā): or

• द्विजाः (dvijāḥ): O twice-born (brāhmaṇa/initiated)

• सः (saḥ): he

• याति (yāti): goes/attains

• शिवसायुज्यम् (śiva-sāyujyam): union/identity-with Śiva (liberation)

• ज्ञानयोगम् (jñāna-yogam): yoga of knowledge (liberating insight)

• अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt): would obtain/attain.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It states that sustained Śiva-observance (vrata/upāsanā) for a year—whether perfectly sequential or with adjusted sequence—still bears the highest fruit: Śiva-sāyujya, affirming the primacy of devotion and continuity in Linga-centered practice.

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

Śiva is presented as Pati, the liberator who grants sāyujya (intimate union) and jñāna-yoga—indicating His role as the supreme source of grace that dissolves pāśa and reveals the soul’s true orientation toward Him.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A year-long Śiva-vrata (regulated observance) is emphasized, culminating not merely in merit but in jñāna-yoga—liberating insight aligned with Pāśupata-oriented discipline leading to mokṣa.