Shloka 80

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

Devanagari script

व्याघ्ररूपं समास्थाय निहतो दर्पितो बली व्याघ्रेश्वर इति ख्यातो नित्यमत्राहमास्थितः

Transliteration

vyāghrarūpaṃ samāsthāya nihato darpito balī vyāghreśvara iti khyāto nityamatrāhamāsthitaḥ

Translation

Indem Ich die Gestalt eines Tigers annahm, erschlug Ich den übermütigen Mächtigen. Darum bin Ich als Vyāghreśvara berühmt, und hier verweile Ich ewig.

Word by Word

• व्याघ्ररूपम्: tiger-form

• समास्थाय: having assumed/taken refuge in

• निहतः: slain

• दर्पितः: puffed up with pride

• बली: the powerful one

• व्याघ्रेश्वरः: Vyāghreśvara (Lord in tiger-form)

• इति: thus

• ख्यातः: famed/known

• नित्यम्: eternally

• अत्र: here

• अहम्: I

• आस्थितः: established/abiding

Speaker

Shiva (as the presiding deity of the kshetra/linga, speaking in the first person)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vyaghreshvara

FAQs

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

It establishes the kṣetra’s presiding form—Vyāghreśvara—affirming that Shiva is permanently present there, making the linga/spot especially potent for darśana, pūjā, and liberation-oriented worship.

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

Shiva is shown as Pati (the Lord) who can assume any form and remove the pasha of pride; His abiding presence indicates the linga as a stable seat of grace where the pashu (bound soul) can turn toward release.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is ego-conquest as sādhanā: approaching the ever-abiding linga with humility, performing pūjā and japa to dissolve darpa (a key pasha), aligning with Pāśupata-oriented inner discipline.