Shloka 30

दारुवनलीला—नीललोहितपरीक्षा, ब्रह्मोपदेशः, अतिथिधर्मः, संन्यासक्रमः

Devanagari script

अविमुक्तेश्वरं प्राप्य वाराणस्यां जनार्दनः क्षीरेण चाभिषिच्येशं देवदेवं त्रियंबकम्

Transliteration

avimukteśvaraṃ prāpya vārāṇasyāṃ janārdanaḥ kṣīreṇa cābhiṣicyeśaṃ devadevaṃ triyaṃbakam

Translation

Al llegar a Avimukteśvara en Vārāṇasī, Janārdana (Viṣṇu) bañó al Señor con leche en el rito de abhiṣeka, adorando a Īśa, Dios de dioses, a Tryambaka (el de Tres Ojos), el Pati que libera al paśu de los lazos del pāśa.

Word by Word

• अविमुक्तेश्वरम्: Avimukteśvara (Shiva as the Lord of the ‘Never-abandoned’ sacred field)

• प्राप्य: having reached

• वाराणस्याम्: in Vārāṇasī (Kāśī)

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)

• क्षीरेण: with milk

• च: and

• अभिषिच्य: having performed abhiṣeka/bathing

• ईशम्: the Lord (Īśa, Shiva)

• देवदेवम्: God of gods

• त्रियंबकम्: Tryambaka, the Three‑eyed Lord

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Avimukteshvara
• Varanasi (Kashi)

FAQs

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

It presents a model of Śiva-liṅga worship in Avimukta (Kāśī): even Janārdana (Viṣṇu) performs milk-abhiṣeka to Avimukteśvara, underscoring Śiva-pūjā as a direct means to grace in the foremost sacred kṣetra.

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

Śiva is named Īśa, Devadeva, and Tryambaka—signaling Him as Pati (the supreme Lord) whose all-seeing awareness (three eyes) transcends and dissolves the bonds that limit the paśu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Milk-abhiṣeka (ritual bathing) of the liṅga/Īśvara is highlighted—an external pūjā-act aligned with Pāśupata intent: purification, surrender, and seeking the Lord’s anugraha (liberating grace).