Shloka 32
करवालः पार्थिवं च यावत्स्पृशति नो द्विजाः । यावच्च पार्थिवात्तस्मादाविरासीत्स्वयं हरः
karavālaḥ pārthivaṃ ca yāvatspṛśati no dvijāḥ | yāvacca pārthivāttasmādāvirāsītsvayaṃ haraḥ
হে দ্বিজগণ! যতক্ষণ করবাল সেই পার্থিব (লিঙ্গ)-কে স্পর্শ করল, ততক্ষণেই সেই পার্থিব রূপ থেকেই স্বয়ং হর প্রকাশিত হলেন।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Liṅgodbhava
Jyotirlinga: Bhīmaśaṃkara
Sthala Purana: Śiva manifests ‘svayam’ from a pārthiva-liṅga at the critical moment—an archetypal jyotirliṅga-style prādurbhāva where the liṅga becomes the epiphanic body of Hara for bhakta-rakṣaṇa.
Significance: Affirms efficacy of simple earthen-liṅga worship; inspires faith that Śiva responds directly to sincere devotion.
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights that Śiva is not compelled by force; when devotion and destiny reach their limit, Hara reveals Himself from the liṅga by His own svātantrya (sovereign will), affirming Pati as the self-luminous Lord who grants grace.
The earthen liṅga represents a saguna support for worship; the verse teaches that sincere liṅga-upāsanā culminates in Śiva’s living presence, where the symbol becomes the doorway to direct divine manifestation.
It favors liṅga-pūjā with simple, pure materials (including a pārthiva-liṅga), steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and humility—seeking darśana through devotion rather than aggression.