Shloka 21
Brahmā–Viṣṇu-Pūjā: Upacāra-Vistāra and Īśvara’s Prasāda
Offerings in Shiva Worship and the Lord’s Grace
अनलाचलसंकाशं यदिदं लिंगमुत्थितम् । अरुणाचलमित्येव तदिदं ख्यातिमेष्यति
analācalasaṃkāśaṃ yadidaṃ liṃgamutthitam | aruṇācalamityeva tadidaṃ khyātimeṣyati
This Liṅga that has arisen here, resembling a mountain of blazing fire, shall indeed become renowned by the name “Aruṇācala.”
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages, in the Vidyeśvara/Viśveśvara context of Liṅga-mahātmyā)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Liṅgodbhava
Sthala Purana: A self-manifest Liṅga arises, blazing like a mountain of fire; it becomes famed as “Aruṇācala,” identifying Śiva as the very hill of fire/light (tejas) that reveals and yet exceeds ordinary perception.
Significance: Darśana of the fiery-hill Liṅga is taught as a direct purifier of bondage; the place functions as a kṣetra where Śiva’s presence is immediately accessible.
FAQs
It proclaims Śiva’s self-manifested presence as a fiery, mountain-like Liṅga—tejas made approachable—showing how the transcendent Pati becomes knowable and worship-worthy for the devotee, and how that manifestation gains sacred renown as Aruṇācala.
By describing the Liṅga as ‘like a mountain of fire,’ the verse frames the Liṅga as Saguna—Śiva’s gracious, perceivable form—through which devotees can concentrate, offer pūjā, and realize the same supreme Śiva who is otherwise beyond form.
Meditate on the Liṅga as pure divine light (tejas) and perform Liṅga-pūjā with steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating one-pointed bhakti toward Śiva as Aruṇācala.