Shloka 109

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

Devanagari script

विलोक्य संस्थिते पश्चाद् देवदेवे महेश्वरे अकस्मादभवत्सर्वः स देशोज्ज्वलितो यथा

Transliteration

vilokya saṃsthite paścād devadeve maheśvare akasmādabhavatsarvaḥ sa deśojjvalito yathā

Translation

Nachdem sie Mahādeva — den Gott der Götter — dort stehen sahen, erstrahlte plötzlich die ganze Gegend, als wäre sie nach allen Seiten hin erleuchtet.

Word by Word

• विलोक्य: having beheld/seeing

• संस्थिते: standing/being stationed

• पश्चात्: thereafter

• देवदेवे: in the God of gods

• महेश्वरे: in Mahēśvara (Śiva as the Supreme Lord)

• अकस्मात्: suddenly

• अभवत्: became/occurred

• सर्वः: entirely/all

• सः: that

• देशः: region/place

• उज्ज्वलितः: brightly illuminated

• यथा: as if/just as

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Maheshvara

FAQs

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

It conveys that when Pati (Śiva) is truly present—whether in darśana or in the consecrated Linga—the very space becomes sanctified and luminous, marking the site as fit for worship and liberation-oriented practice.

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

Śiva is shown as Devadeva and Mahēśvara, whose mere presence spontaneously manifests prakāśa (illumining consciousness), indicating Pati as the self-luminous Lord before whom pashu-sense and pasha-obscuration begin to dissolve.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice implied is Śiva-darśana and steady contemplation (dhyāna) on Mahēśvara’s presence—central to Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā—where awareness of the Lord’s radiance purifies the field of worship and the practitioner’s mind.