Shloka 97

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

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वैनमपि देवेशं सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात् ग्रहैः शुक्रपुरोगैश् च एतानि स्थापितानि ह

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvainamapi deveśaṃ sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt grahaiḥ śukrapurogaiś ca etāni sthāpitāni ha

Translation

بمجرد تأمّل ربّ الآلهة هذا، ينال المرء جميع المقاصد المرغوبة. وهذه (الصور/اللِّينغا) قد أُقيمت حقًّا بقوى الكواكب، وعلى رأسها شُكرا (الزُّهرة).

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā): having seen, beholding

• एनम् (enam): him/this (Lord)

• अपि (api): even

• देवेशम् (deveśam): the Lord of the gods (Śiva as Pati)

• सर्वान् (sarvān): all

• कामान् (kāmān): desired objects/aims

• अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt): one may obtain/attain

• ग्रहैः (grahaiḥ): by the Grahas (planetary deities)

• शुक्रपुरोगैः (śukra-purogaiḥ): with Śukra in front/at the head

• च (ca): and

• एतानि (etāni): these

• स्थापितानि (sthāpitāni): established/installed

• ह (ha): indeed (emphatic particle).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas
• Grahas
• Shukra (Venus)

FAQs

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

It teaches that even simple linga-darśana of Deveśa (Śiva as Pati) is spiritually efficacious, granting iṣṭa-phala; it also links linga-sthāpana to graha-devatās, implying remedial and harmonizing power over planetary influences.

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

Śiva is presented as Deveśa—the sovereign Pati—whose grace is accessible even through mere beholding; the grahas function as subordinate powers, while Śiva remains the transcendent source who can loosen pāśa and fulfill dharmic kāmas.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Linga-darśana and graha-associated linga-sthāpana are highlighted as devotional remedies; as a Shaiva Siddhanta takeaway, such worship supports purification of the paśu and mitigation of karmic constraints often experienced as graha-doṣa.