Shloka 4

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

Devanagari script

विस्तरेण मया वक्तुं ब्रह्मणा च महात्मना शक्यते नैव विप्रेन्द्रा वर्षकोटिशतैरपि

Transliteration

vistareṇa mayā vaktuṃ brahmaṇā ca mahātmanā śakyate naiva viprendrā varṣakoṭiśatairapi

Translation

O Bester der Brahmanen: Weder ich noch der großherzige Brahmā vermögen es vollständig darzulegen, selbst nicht über Hunderte von Krore an Jahren. So unermeßlich ist die Weite des höchsten Pati und Seines Liṅga, jenseits der Grenzen von Wort und Geist.

Word by Word

• विस्तरेण: in full detail

• मया: by me

• वक्तुम्: to speak/describe

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā

• च: and

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one

• शक्यते: is possible

• नैव: not at all

• विप्रेन्द्राः: O best of Brahmins

• वर्ष: years

• कोटि: crores

• शतैः: by hundreds

• अपि: even

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Purana; conveying the traditional limitation of even Brahma’s speech)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It frames the Linga as the sign of the Infinite Pati (Lord Shiva): worship is not about exhausting descriptions, but about devotion and realization of the immeasurable Reality the Linga indicates.

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

By stating that even Brahmā cannot narrate it fully across aeons, the verse points to Shiva-tattva as ananta (endless) and avāṅmanasagocara (beyond speech and mind), the supreme Pati who transcends all measures.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No single rite is specified; the takeaway supports Pashupata-oriented practice: humility before the Infinite, steady Linga-upāsanā (worship/meditation), and inner discipline aimed at loosening pasha (bondage) for the pashu (soul).