Shloka 154

अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्य — काशी-वाराणसी में मोक्ष, लिङ्ग-तीर्थ-मानचित्र, और उपासना-विधि

Devanagari script

तत्रैव पादुके दिव्ये मदीये च बिलेश्वरे तत्र शृङ्गाटकाकारं शृङ्गाटाचलमध्यमे

Transliteration

tatraiva pāduke divye madīye ca bileśvare tatra śṛṅgāṭakākāraṃ śṛṅgāṭācalamadhyame

Translation

وهناك بعينه توجد الـ«پادوكَا» الإلهية (النعلان المقدّسان) ومقامي الخاص «بيلِشڤارا». وفي قلب جبل «شرِنغاطا» تقوم هيئة مقدّسة على صورة «شرِنغاطَكَ» ذي القمم الثلاث—مقعدٌ رمزيّ للربّ (پَتي)، حيث تتوجّه النفس المقيّدة (پَشو) إلى الخلاص ببركة البهكتي.

Word by Word

• तत्रैव: there itself

• पादुके: the two sandals/pādukās

• दिव्ये: divine, celestial

• मदीये: my own, belonging to me

• च: and

• बिलेश्वरे: at Bileśvara (Lord of Bilva/holy shrine)

• तत्र: there

• शृङ्गाटकाकारम्: having the form of a śṛṅgāṭaka (tri-peaked/triangular)

• शृङ्गाटाचलमध्यमे: in the middle of Śṛṅgāṭa mountain

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It anchors Linga-worship in sacred geography: Bileśvara and the divine Pādukās are presented as a focal tirtha where approaching Shiva (Pati) through pilgrimage and reverence supports purification and devotion.

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

Shiva is indicated as the presiding Lord of the place (Bileśvara), the stable refuge whose presence sanctifies the mountain-center—suggesting Pati as the immovable spiritual axis around which the paśu’s transformation occurs.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Tirtha-sevā (pilgrimage service) and shrine-centered upāsanā are implied—approaching the Pādukās and Bileśvara with bhakti, offering Bilva, and steady remembrance that aligns with Pāśupata-oriented devotion.