Shloka 52
The Greatness of Kāśī (Avimukta): Pilgrimage Calendar, Yātrā-Dharma, and the Network of Śiva-Liṅgas
ब्रह्मणश्चापि संगृह्य विष्णुना स्थापितः पुनः । हिरण्यगर्भ इत्येवं नाम्ना तत्र स्थितः शिवः ॥ ५२ ॥
brahmaṇaścāpi saṃgṛhya viṣṇunā sthāpitaḥ punaḥ | hiraṇyagarbha ityevaṃ nāmnā tatra sthitaḥ śivaḥ || 52 ||
Und nachdem auch die mit Brahmā verbundene Essenz/Kraft gesammelt worden war, setzte Viṣṇu Ihn dort erneut ein. So weilt Śiva an jenem Ort unter dem Namen „Hiraṇyagarbha“.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents a harmonizing Purāṇic vision: Viṣṇu’s ordering power establishes Śiva in a sacred locus, indicating unity of divine functions within a tīrtha-mahātmya framework.
By showing Viṣṇu as the establisher and maintainer of sacred divine presence, it supports Viṣṇu-bhakti as a stabilizing devotional axis while still honoring Śiva’s revered manifestation at the site.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught directly; the verse is primarily tīrtha-mahātmya and deity-identification (nāma/manifestation) used in Purāṇic ritual remembrance and pilgrimage practice.