Shloka 55

Pāśupata-vrata Māhātmya: Dvādaśa-Liṅga Mahāvrata, Month-wise Dravya, and Pūjā-krama

Devanagari script

यान्यांश्चिन्तयते कामांस् तांस्तान्प्राप्येह मोदते एकमासव्रतादेव सो ऽन्ते रुद्रत्वमाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

yānyāṃścintayate kāmāṃs tāṃstānprāpyeha modate ekamāsavratādeva so 'nte rudratvamāpnuyāt

Translation

凡人心中所思所愿，皆能于此世得其所求而欢喜；唯以一月之誓戒，终将证得“鲁陀罗之境”——与鲁陀罗之位相应合一；彼为解脱之主（Pati），能解缚生灵（paśu）脱离羁绊（pāśa）。

Word by Word

• yāni: whatever

• ān: those (objects/aims)

• ca: and

• cintayate: he contemplates/meditates upon

• kāmān: desired objects/wishes

• tān tān: those very (same) ones

• prāpya: having obtained

• iha: here (in this world)

• modate: he rejoices

• ekamāsa-vratāt: from the one-month vow

• eva: indeed/alone

• saḥ: he

• ante: at the end (of life/at the conclusion)

• rudratvam: Rudra-state/Rudra-hood

• āpnuyāt: may attain/attains.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the vrata-phala within the Linga Purana discourse to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It states the phala (result) principle of Shaiva vrata: focused contemplation supported by a one-month observance in Shiva’s worship yields worldly attainments, and ultimately culminates in Rudratva—spiritual assimilation to Rudra through grace.

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

Shiva is implied as Rudra, the supreme Pati whose state (rudratva) is attainable at life’s end—signifying liberation where the paśu is freed from pasha and abides in Shiva’s proximity/likeness through his anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ekamāsa-vrata (a one-month Shaiva vow) coupled with sustained bhāvanā (contemplative focus), aligning with Pāśupata discipline where vow, worship, and concentrated intent purify bondage and mature into liberation-oriented realization.