Shloka 128

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

Devanagari script

संनिहत्य कुरुक्षेत्रं सार्धं तीर्थशतैस् तथा पुष्करं निमिषं चैव प्रयागं च पृथूदकम्

Transliteration

saṃnihatya kurukṣetraṃ sārdhaṃ tīrthaśatais tathā puṣkaraṃ nimiṣaṃ caiva prayāgaṃ ca pṛthūdakam

Translation

He gathers together Kurukṣetra along with hundreds of sacred tīrthas; likewise Puṣkara, Nimiṣa, Prayāga, and Pṛthūdaka—these renowned holy fords are united in their merit and sanctifying power in this sacred sphere, where the Pati, Lord Śiva, grants purification to the bound soul (paśu).

Word by Word

• संनिहत्य: having brought together/assembled

• कुरुक्षेत्रम्: Kurukṣetra (the sacred field)

• सार्धम्: together with

• तीर्थशतैः: with hundreds of tīrthas (pilgrimage-fords)

• तथा: likewise

• पुष्करम्: Puṣkara (holy tīrtha)

• निमिषम्: Nimiṣa (Naimiṣa/Nimiṣāraṇya tīrtha)

• च एव: and indeed

• प्रयागम्: Prayāga (confluence tīrtha)

• च: and

• पृथूदकम्: Pṛthūdaka (holy water-place/tīrtha).

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It elevates Shiva-centered tīrthas by declaring that the merits of many famed pilgrimage sites are collectively present—implying that devotion to Pati (Shiva), especially through Shiva-Puja at sacred sites, concentrates and amplifies purificatory fruit.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati—the supreme sanctifier whose presence makes tīrthas efficacious; the verse frames purification not merely as geography but as grace that loosens paśu’s pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Tīrtha-sevā and snāna (pilgrimage and sacred bathing), ideally paired with Shiva-Puja; as a Shaiva takeaway, outer tīrtha is fulfilled by inner Pashupata orientation—seeking Pati’s anugraha (grace) for release from pāśa.