Shloka 58

शिवार्चनविधिः — देवतानां पाशुपतव्रतप्राप्तिः तथा पशुपाशविमोक्षणम् (अध्याय ८०)

Devanagari script

ततो द्वादशवर्षान्ते मुक्तपाशाः सुरोत्तमाः ययुर्यथागतं सर्वे ब्रह्मणा सह विष्णुना

Transliteration

tato dvādaśavarṣānte muktapāśāḥ surottamāḥ yayuryathāgataṃ sarve brahmaṇā saha viṣṇunā

Translation

随后，十二年期满，诸天中最殊胜者既已解脱诸缚索（pāśa），便与梵天（Brahmā）及毗湿奴（Viṣṇu）一同启程，各自回归本住处。

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter

• dvādaśa-varṣa-ante: at the end of twelve years

• mukta-pāśāḥ: released from bondage/bonds

• sura-uttamāḥ: the best/foremost among the devas

• yayuḥ: went/departed

• yathāgatam: to where they had come from/as appropriate to their own realms

• sarve: all

• brahmaṇā saha: along with Brahmā

• viṣṇunā (saha): (along) with Viṣṇu

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Devas

FAQs

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

It frames the fruit of divine grace as “mukta-pāśa”—release from bondage—implying that true Linga-upāsanā culminates in loosening pāśas through Pati’s (Śiva’s) anugraha, after which beings return to their proper stations.

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

Though Śiva is not named, the key marker is liberation from pāśa; in Shaiva Siddhānta, only Pati has the sovereign power to cut bonds. The devas’ ‘mukta-pāśa’ state signals the unseen operation of Śiva-tattva as the liberating Lord.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights the result rather than a method: freedom from pāśa after a defined period, aligning with Pāśupata discipline where sustained observance and Śiva’s grace mature over time into release from binding conditions.