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

今我将略说：凡夫有情（受缚之魂，paśu）以虔敬（bhakti）绘制此至上、遍摄一切之曼荼罗——为礼敬湿婆（Śiva）而设的神圣图式——所能获得之果报。由主宰帕提（Pati，湿婆）之恩，paśu趋向解脱，离于缚索（pāśa）。

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).