Shloka 10

The Glory of the Oṃkāra Pañcāyatana Liṅga and Kāśī’s Secret Five Liṅgas

Devanagari script

कृत्तिवासेश्वरं लिंगं मध्यमेश्वरमुत्तमम् । विश्वेश्वरं तथोंकारंकंदर्पेश्वरमेव च

Transliteration

kṛttivāseśvaraṃ liṃgaṃ madhyameśvaramuttamam | viśveśvaraṃ tathoṃkāraṃkaṃdarpeśvarameva ca

Translation

„(Man soll verehren oder aufsuchen) den Liṅga des Kṛttivāseśvara, den vortrefflichen Madhyameśvara, Viśveśvara, ebenso Oṃkāra und auch Kandarpeśvara.“

Word by Word

• कृत्तिवासेश्वरम्: Kṛttivāseśvara
• कृत्तिवासेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म) (as item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्तिवास-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: कृत्तिवासस्य ईश्वरः

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (emblem/shrine)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to preceding name

• मध्यमेश्वरम्: Madhyameśvara
• मध्यमेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म) (as item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्यम-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष sense: ‘middle’ + ‘lord’ (name)

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies मध्यमेश्वरम्

• विश्वेश्वरम्: Viśveśvara
• विश्वेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म) (as item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: विश्वस्य ईश्वरः

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात/अव्यय): ‘and also/likewise’

• ओंकारम्: Oṃkāra (name of a liṅga/shrine)
• ओंकारम्: Karma (कर्म) (as item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओंकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); name/title in list

• कन्दर्पेश्वरम्: Kandarpeśvara
• कन्दर्पेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म) (as item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्दर्प-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: कन्दर्पस्य ईश्वरः

• एव: indeed / just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात/अव्यय)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक/अव्यय)

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses; commonly Pulastya addressing Bhīṣma in Svargakhaṇḍa sections).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: temple

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: मध्यमेश्वरमुत्तमम् → मध्यमेश्वरम् उत्तमम्; तथोंकारं → तथा ओंकारम्; ओंकारंकंदर्पेश्वरम् → ओंकारम् कन्दर्पेश्वरम्.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛttivāseśvara
• Madhyameśvara
• Viśveśvara
• Oṃkāra (Oṃkāreśvara)
• Kandarpeśvara
• Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the main focus of this verse in the Padma Purana?

It lists revered Śiva-liṅgas (Śiva shrines) by name, functioning as a devotional/pilgrimage-style enumeration of sacred forms of Śiva.

Does “Oṃkāra” here refer to the mantra Oṃ or a specific shrine?

In this enumerative context alongside other -eśvara names, “Oṃkāra” is best read as Oṃkāreśvara—Śiva associated with Oṃ (often treated as a named liṅga/shrine).

What devotional lesson is implied by naming multiple liṅgas?

The verse emphasizes reverence for Śiva through recognized sacred manifestations (liṅgas), encouraging devotion expressed via worship and/or pilgrimage to established holy sites.