Shloka 156

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

Devanagari script

रजेश्वरं च पर्याये रजसा सुप्रतिष्ठितम् गजेश्वरं च वैशाखं कपोतेश्वरमव्ययम्

Transliteration

rajeśvaraṃ ca paryāye rajasā supratiṣṭhitam gajeśvaraṃ ca vaiśākhaṃ kapoteśvaramavyayam

Translation

Und es gibt auch Rajeśvara, der der rechten Reihenfolge gemäß eingesetzt und durch rajas (die aktivierende kosmische Kraft) fest begründet ist; ferner Gajeśvara, Vaiśākha und Kapoteśvara—der unvergängliche Herr (Śiva), der in diesen geweihten Liṅgas wohnt.

Word by Word

• रजेश्वरम् (rajeśvaram): Rajeśvara (a sacred Liṅga-name of Śiva)

• च (ca): and

• पर्याये (paryāye): in sequence/in proper order

• रजसा (rajasā): by rajas, the dynamic guṇa/energizing power

• सुप्रतिष्ठितम् (supratiṣṭhitam): well-established, firmly consecrated

• गजेश्वरम् (gajeśvaram): Gajeśvara (Lord of the elephant

• च (ca): and

• वैशाखम् (vaiśākham): Vaiśākha (a Liṅga associated with the month Vaiśākha/seasonal rite)

• कपोतेश्वरम् (kapoteśvaram): Kapoteśvara (Lord connected with the dove motif

• अव्ययम् (avyayam): imperishable, undecaying (epithet of Śiva).

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 lists specific, revered Liṅga-names (Rajeśvara, Gajeśvara, Vaiśākha, Kapoteśvara), emphasizing that Śiva as Pati is approached through properly ordered and firmly consecrated installations (pratiṣṭhā).

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

Śiva is indicated as avyaya (imperishable) while manifesting in many named Liṅgas—showing the Siddhāntic principle that the one Pati remains unchanged even when graciously present in multiple worship-forms for the uplift of paśus (souls).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Linga-pratiṣṭhā (consecration) and name-based upāsanā: disciplined worship of a consecrated Liṅga as a means to purify bondage (pāśa) and orient the practitioner toward Pāśupata-aligned devotion and restraint.