Shloka 7

Devanagari script

शर्मेशश्च तथा चात्र कुमारेश्वर एव च । पुण्डरीकेश्वरः ख्यातो मण्डपेश्वर एव च

Transliteration

śarmeśaśca tathā cātra kumāreśvara eva ca | puṇḍarīkeśvaraḥ khyāto maṇḍapeśvara eva ca

Translation

Here also are the holy forms: Śarmeśa, and likewise Kumāreśvara; Puṇḍarīkeśvara is renowned, and also Maṇḍapeśvara.

Word by Word

• śarmeśaḥ: Śarmeśa
• śarmeśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarmeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); proper name

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (तथार्थे) 'also/likewise'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of place (देशवाचक)

• kumāreśvaraḥ: Kumāreśvara
• kumāreśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumāreśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); proper name

• eva: indeed / just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle (अवधारण)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• puṇḍarīkeśvaraḥ: Puṇḍarīkeśvara
• puṇḍarīkeśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇḍarīkeśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); proper name

• khyātaḥ: is known
• khyātaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: khyā (धातु) → khyāta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); 'is known'

• maṇḍapeśvaraḥ: Maṇḍapeśvara
• maṇḍapeśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇḍapeśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); proper name

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle (अवधारण)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: A catalogue of additional liṅga-sthāna names—Śarmeśa (bestower of śarma/peace), Kumāreśvara (Lord related to Kumāra/Kārttikeya), Puṇḍarīkeśvara (lotus-associated purity), and Maṇḍapeśvara (Lord of the maṇḍapa/temple pavilion). The sthala-māhātmya is conveyed through the semantic power of the names: peace, protection of youth/warrior virtue, purity, and sanctified space.

Significance: Pilgrimage benefit is framed as acquiring śarma (inner peace), puṇya through darśana, and sanctification of one’s own ‘inner maṇḍapa’ (mind as temple) via remembrance of these names.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kartikeya

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

This verse sanctifies specific named manifestations of Śiva as worshipful liṅgas, teaching that devotion (bhakti) directed to these consecrated forms leads the bound soul (paśu) toward Śiva’s grace and auspiciousness.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By listing liṅga-names such as Śarmeśa and Kumāreśvara, the text emphasizes Saguna Śiva approachable through liṅga worship—an embodied focus for mantra, offering, and pilgrimage that culminates in realizing Śiva as the supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform liṅga-pūjā with the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), offering water and bilva leaves with steady remembrance of Śiva, treating these named shrines as supports for concentrated devotion.