Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

सर्वमङ्गलदं पुण्यं सर्वशत्रुविनाशनम् संसारार्णवमग्नानां जन्तूनामपि मोक्षदम्

Transliteration

sarvamaṅgaladaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvaśatruvināśanam saṃsārārṇavamagnānāṃ jantūnāmapi mokṣadam

Translation

它赐予一切吉祥，自性具足功德；摧灭诸敌。对沉没于轮回大海（saṁsāra）的众生，它亦赐解脱——蒙主宰帕提（Pati，湿婆）之恩，脱离缚索（pāśa）。

Word by Word

• sarva: all

• maṅgala-dam: bestowing auspiciousness

• puṇyam: meritorious, holy

• sarva-śatru-vināśanam: the destroyer of all enemies/obstacles

• saṁsāra-arṇava: the ocean of transmigratory existence

• magnānām: of those who are submerged/sunk

• jantūnām: of living beings (paśus)

• api: even

• mokṣa-dam: granting liberation

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic teaching to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya; embedded as a general stuti/maṅgala-phalāśruti)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva-centered worship (stuti, nāma-japa, and Liṅga-sevā) as both worldly-auspicious (maṅgala) and ultimately liberating (mokṣa), making Liṅga-upāsanā a complete path from bhoga to apavarga.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the supreme Lord whose śakti removes inner and outer enemies (vighnas, pāpas, avidyā) and grants mokṣa to the paśu bound by pāśa in saṁsāra.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A stuti/phalāśruti emphasis: chanting Śiva’s names and performing Liṅga-oriented devotion as a Pāśupata-aligned practice that destroys obstacles and culminates in liberation.