Shloka 35

स्वेच्छाविग्रहसंभव-प्रतिष्ठाफलवर्णनम् (विविधशिवमूर्तिप्रतिष्ठा, लोक-फल, शिवसायुज्य)

Devanagari script

ज्ञानं विचारतो लब्ध्वा रुद्रेभ्यस्तत्र मुच्यते अर्धनारीश्वरं देवं चतुर्भुजमनुत्तमम्

Transliteration

jñānaṃ vicārato labdhvā rudrebhyastatra mucyate ardhanārīśvaraṃ devaṃ caturbhujamanuttamam

Translation

由辨别观照而得真实之智（jñāna），受缚之灵在彼处从诸鲁陀罗之力中解脱；继而证知无上之主——半女半男自在天 Ardhanārīśvara，至上天神，具四臂者——湿婆与圣力 Śakti 不二相应。

Word by Word

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam): spiritual knowledge

• विचारतः (vicārataḥ): through inquiry/discrimination

• लब्ध्वा (labdhvā): having obtained

• रुद्रेभ्यः (rudrebhyaḥ): from the Rudras/Rudra-forces

• तत्र (tatra): there/in that state

• मुच्यते (mucyate): is liberated/is released

• अर्धनारीश्वरम् (ardhanārīśvaram): Ardhanarishvara (half-female Lord)

• देवम् (devam): the Divine Lord

• चतुर्भुजम् (caturbhujam): four-armed

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam): unsurpassed/supreme

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Ardhanarishvara
• Rudras

FAQs

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

It links outer devotion to inner realization: through vicāra (discriminative inquiry) the pashu (soul) transcends binding powers and attains darśana of Pati as Ardhanārīśvara—Shiva as the ultimate reality behind all forms, including the Linga.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as anuttama (unsurpassed) and integrally united with Shakti (Ardhanārīśvara), indicating that liberation culminates in realizing the non-dual Lord who contains both consciousness and its power.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The emphasis is on jñāna gained by vicāra—an inner Pāśupata-oriented discipline of discernment that cuts pasha (bondage) and leads to direct realization of Shiva-Shakti, complementing external puja.