Shloka 73

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

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मणा चापि संगृह्य विष्णुना स्थापितः पुनः ब्रह्मणापि ततो विष्णुः प्रोक्तः संविग्नचेतसा

Transliteration

brahmaṇā cāpi saṃgṛhya viṣṇunā sthāpitaḥ punaḥ brahmaṇāpi tato viṣṇuḥ proktaḥ saṃvignacetasā

Translation

Then Brahmā, gathering together the scattered order, had it re-established once more by Viṣṇu. Thereafter, with an anxious and troubled mind, Brahmā addressed Viṣṇu, seeking the right course so that the worlds might again stand firm under the Lord (Pati).

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā): by Brahmā

• चापि (cāpi): and also

• संगृह्य (saṅgṛhya): having gathered/collected

• विष्णुना (viṣṇunā): by Viṣṇu

• स्थापितः (sthāpitaḥ): established/set in place

• पुनः (punaḥ): again

• ब्रह्मणापि (brahmaṇā api): by Brahmā also/again

• ततः (tataḥ): then/thereafter

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ): Viṣṇu

• प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ): was spoken to/addressed

• संविग्नचेतसा (saṃvignacetasā): by one whose mind is agitated/anxious

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating; internal scene: Brahma addressing Vishnu)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It frames cosmic stability as something that must be “re-established,” implying that all ritual installation (pratiṣṭhā)—including Linga-pratiṣṭhā—mirrors the re-grounding of the worlds in the supreme Pati (Śiva), even when Brahmā and Viṣṇu act as functional agents.

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

Though Śiva is not named here, the verse reflects a Shaiva Siddhānta premise: Brahmā and Viṣṇu operate within delegated cosmic functions, while true firmness of order ultimately depends on the transcendent Lord (Pati) who underwrites creation and its restoration.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key motif is “sthāpana/pratiṣṭhā” (re-establishment), a ritual principle echoed in Linga installation and daily re-consecration through pūjā; yogically, it hints at stabilizing the mind (citta-sthairya) when it is saṃvigna (agitated) under Pāśa.