Shloka 29
अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्य
The Greatness of Avimukta–Vārāṇasī and Viśveśvara
ब्रह्मा देवर्षिभिस्सार्द्धं विष्णुर्वापि दिवाकरः । उपासते महात्मानस्सर्वे मामिह चापरे
brahmā devarṣibhissārddhaṃ viṣṇurvāpi divākaraḥ | upāsate mahātmānassarve māmiha cāpare
Here, Brahmā along with the divine seers—and also Viṣṇu and the Sun—worship Me; indeed, all great-souled beings and many others as well adore Me in this very place.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: Śiva declares that Brahmā, Viṣṇu, the Sun, and devarṣis worship him here—asserting Śiva’s supremacy and Kāśī as a cosmic convergence point where even the highest devas perform upāsanā.
Significance: Validates Kāśī worship by showing it as the practice of the highest cosmic authorities; reinforces Śiva as Pati over all gods.
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse establishes Śiva as the supreme Pati (Lord) whom even the highest cosmic powers—Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Sūrya—revere, pointing the seeker toward single-pointed Śiva-bhakti as a direct means to grace and liberation.
In the Kotirudra context (Jyotirliṅga glorification), it supports Saguna upāsanā: worship of Śiva as manifest and approachable—classically through the Liṅga—while affirming that this worship leads toward realization of His transcendent supremacy.
The takeaway is steady upāsanā of Śiva—especially Liṅga-pūjā with the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), and traditional Shaiva marks like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as supports for daily remembrance.