Shloka : 23

दृष्ट्वा शिवालयादीनि देवागाराणि वर्त्मनि ।

प्रणम्य तानि तद्देवदर्शनं कार्यमादरात् ॥ 23 ॥

અને માર્ગને વિષે ચાલતે શિવાલયાદિક જે દેવમંદિર આવે, તેને જોઈને તેને નમસ્કાર કરવો; અને આદરથકી તે દેવનું દર્શન કરવું. ॥ 23 ॥

And while passing through a road if one comes across a temple like 'Shivalaya', one should visit the temple and bow down to the God respectfully. || 23 ||

Commentary

A soul, when liberated from the cycle of birth and death, becomes a 'Shiva' i.e. free; he experiences the divine bliss of the Supreme God. Through the contact of such liberated souls, other souls also get united with the Supreme God. Shriji Maharaj also directs His Anadi Muktas and Param Ekantik Muktas towards the Earth to liberate the maximum number of souls from the bondage of illusion and to make them attain the ultimate bliss. Now, 'Shiva' (not the Shankar Bhagwan) means Muktas of Shriji Maharaj, if one meets them on the way or whenever one visits them, one should bow down respectfully and through their guidance, one should try to understand the greatness of Shriji Maharaj and try to attain the ultimate salvation.