Shloka 54

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

Devanagari script

ध्यायन्तस्तत्र मां नित्यं योगाग्निर्दीप्यते भृशम् कैवल्यं परमं याति देवानामपि दुर्लभम्

Transliteration

dhyāyantastatra māṃ nityaṃ yogāgnirdīpyate bhṛśam kaivalyaṃ paramaṃ yāti devānāmapi durlabham

Translation

Indem man dort beständig über Mich meditiert, lodert das innere Feuer des Yoga überaus stark auf; man gelangt zum höchsten Kaivalya—zur Befreiung, die selbst den Göttern schwer erreichbar ist.

Word by Word

• ध्यायन्तः (dhyāyantaḥ): meditating

• तत्र (tatra): there (in that sacred locus/at the Linga)

• मां (mām): Me (Shiva, the Pati)

• नित्यं (nityaṁ): always, continually

• योगाग्निः (yogāgniḥ): the yoga-fire, inner ascetic fire

• दीप्यते (dīpyate): is kindled, blazes

• भृशम् (bhṛśam): intensely, greatly

• कैवल्यं (kaivalyaṁ): Kaivalya, absolute liberation/isolation from bondage

• परमं (paramaṁ): supreme

• याति (yāti): attains, goes to

• देवानाम् (devānām): of the gods

• अपि (api): even

• दुर्लभम् (durlabham): hard to obtain

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s promise of liberation through constant meditation)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas

FAQs

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

It frames the Linga (and its sacred locus) as a direct support for unwavering dhyāna on Shiva (Pati), through which the yogic inner fire awakens and the Pashu (soul) is led toward Kaivalya.

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

Shiva is presented as the direct object of continuous contemplation—grace-giving Pati—whose realization burns away pasha (bondage) via yogāgni and culminates in supreme Kaivalya beyond even deva-attainments.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Nitya-dhyāna (constant meditation) on Shiva, which kindles yogāgni—an inner tapas central to Pāśupata-oriented practice—resulting in liberation rather than merely heavenly merit.