Shloka 12
Harīśvara-liṅga Mahimā and the Origin-Context of Viṣṇu’s Sudarśana (हरिश्वरलिङ्गमहिमा तथा सुदर्शनप्राप्तिकथा)
गत्वा कैलासनिकटे तपस्तेपे हरिस्स्वयम् । कृत्वा कुंडं च संस्थाप्य जातवेदसमग्रतः
gatvā kailāsanikaṭe tapastepe harissvayam | kṛtvā kuṃḍaṃ ca saṃsthāpya jātavedasamagrataḥ
Having gone near Mount Kailāsa, Hari (Viṣṇu) himself undertook austerities. After making a kuṇḍa, the sacred fire-pit, and duly establishing it, he stood before Jātavedas—the consecrated fire—and proceeded in worship.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha
Sthala Purana: The verse situates worship near Kailāsa; Kedāranātha is traditionally linked to the Kailāsa-Himālaya sacred complex where Śiva is specially approached through tapas and worship.
Significance: Tapas and homa near the Himalayan Śiva-kṣetra are held to purify resolve and attract Śiva’s anugraha for overcoming obstacles and attaining siddhi in dharma.
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights that even Hari approaches Shiva’s supreme grace through disciplined tapas and reverent ritual, teaching that liberation and divine favor arise from humility, purity, and sustained spiritual effort oriented to Pati (Lord Shiva).
By performing austerity near Kailāsa and establishing the sacred fire, Hari prepares an outer and inner altar—an approach consistent with Saguna Shiva worship where ritual purity (homa, offerings) supports focused devotion toward Shiva’s manifest presence, often culminating in Linga-centered worship in this Samhita’s pilgrimage context.
It suggests tapas (vowed discipline) together with a homa-kuṇḍa practice—establishing sacred fire (Agni) and offering with concentrated mind; as a takeaway, pair disciplined japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with simple, sattvic observances and worship performed with steadiness and restraint.