Shloka 55

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

Devanagari script

अव्यक्तलिङ्गैर्मुनिभिः सर्वसिद्धान्तवेदिभिः इह सम्प्राप्यते मोक्षो दुर्लभो ऽन्यत्र कर्हिचित्

Transliteration

avyaktaliṅgairmunibhiḥ sarvasiddhāntavedibhiḥ iha samprāpyate mokṣo durlabho 'nyatra karhicit

Translation

By sages devoted to the Unmanifest Linga—knowers of every established doctrine (siddhānta)—liberation is attained here itself; elsewhere, at any time, it is exceedingly hard to obtain.

Word by Word

• अव्यक्तलिङ्गैः: by/through (those devoted to) the unmanifest Linga

• मुनिभिः: by sages

• सर्वसिद्धान्तवेदिभिः: by those who know all siddhāntas (true conclusions)

• इह: here (in this very path/realm of practice)

• सम्प्राप्यते: is fully attained

• मोक्षः: liberation (release of the paśu from pāśa)

• दुर्लभः: difficult to obtain

• अन्यत्र: elsewhere (other paths/places)

• कर्हिचित्: ever/at any time

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana teaching to the sages at Naimisharanya)

FAQs

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

It elevates Linga-worship from mere external symbol to Avyakta-Linga contemplation—worship of Pati (Shiva) as the unmanifest ground—declaring this as a direct means for the paśu to attain moksha.

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

Shiva is implied as Avyakta (unmanifest) and grasped through siddhānta-jñāna: beyond gross marks yet knowable as the supreme Pati whose realization severs pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Shaiva-Siddhanta/Pashupata-aligned practice: inner meditation and steady knowledge of the Avyakta-Linga, supported by correct doctrine (siddhānta) rather than only outer rites.