Shloka 78

उमास्वयंवरः / भवोद्वाहः, गणसमागमः, अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यम्, तथा विनायक-उत्पत्तिसूचना

Devanagari script

ओंकारेशः कृत्तिवासा मृतानां न पुनर्भवः उक्त्वा क्षेत्रस्य माहात्म्यं संक्षेपाच्छशिशेखरः

Transliteration

oṃkāreśaḥ kṛttivāsā mṛtānāṃ na punarbhavaḥ uktvā kṣetrasya māhātmyaṃ saṃkṣepācchaśiśekharaḥ

Translation

وهكذا أعلن شاشيشِخَرا (شيفا)، بعد أن أوجز في بيان عظمة ذلك الكشيترا المقدّس، قائلاً: «أومكارِيشا، كِرِتّيفاسا—من يموت هنا فلا رجوع له إلى الولادة من جديد».

Word by Word

• oṃkāreśaḥ: Omkareshvara (Lord of Om)

• kṛttivāsā: the wearer of the hide (Śiva)

• mṛtānām: of the deceased (those who die there)

• na: not

• punar-bhavaḥ: re-becoming, rebirth

• uktvā: having said/proclaimed

• kṣetrasya: of the sacred field/pilgrimage-site

• māhātmyam: greatness, sanctifying power

• saṃkṣepāt: in brief, concisely

• chaśiśekharaḥ: Śaśiśekhara, the moon-crested Lord (Śiva)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s declaration within the kshetra-mahatmya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Omkareshvara
• Krittivasa
• Shashishekhar

FAQs

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

It elevates Omkareshvara as a liberation-granting Linga-kṣetra, teaching that devotion and surrender to the Lord of the Linga culminate in freedom from punarbhava (rebirth).

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

Śiva is presented as Pati—Kṛttivāsā and Śaśiśekhara—whose grace can sever pāśa (bondage) so that the paśu (individual soul) does not return to saṃsāra.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies kṣetra-sevā and Linga-upāsanā at Omkareshvara—pilgrimage, worship, and remembrance of Śiva—supported by a Pāśupata orientation where liberation is ultimately by Śiva’s anugraha (grace).