Shloka 63

अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्य — काशी-वाराणसी में मोक्ष, लिङ्ग-तीर्थ-मानचित्र, और उपासना-विधि

Devanagari script

विषयासक्तचित्तो ऽपि त्यक्तधर्मरतिर्नरः इह क्षेत्रे मृतः सो ऽपि संसारे न पुनर्भवेत्

Transliteration

viṣayāsaktacitto 'pi tyaktadharmaratirnaraḥ iha kṣetre mṛtaḥ so 'pi saṃsāre na punarbhavet

Translation

Aun un hombre cuya mente está apegada a los objetos de los sentidos, aun quien ha abandonado el deleite en el dharma—si muere en este kṣetra sagrado, no vuelve de nuevo al devenir mundano; no renace en el saṃsāra.

Word by Word

• viṣaya: sense-objects

• āsakta: attached

• cittaḥ: mind

• api: even

• tyakta: abandoned

• dharma: righteousness/sacred duty

• ratiḥ: delight/attachment

• naraḥ: man/person

• iha: here

• kṣetre: in the sacred field (tīrtha/kshetra)

• mṛtaḥ: dead/died

• saḥ api: he also/even he

• saṃsāre: in saṃsāra/worldly existence

• na: not

• punaḥ: again

• bhavet: would become/be (be reborn).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the kshetra-mahatmya to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva’s kṣetra is a grace-field: even an imperfect devotee (still bound by viṣayas and weakened dharma) attains freedom from rebirth if death occurs there, underscoring the salvific power associated with Shiva’s presence and Linga-centered sacred geography.

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

Shiva appears as Pati whose anugraha (liberating grace) can cut pasha (bondage) beyond the pashu’s merit; the kṣetra functions as a conduit of Shiva-tattva where liberation is attributed to divine power rather than personal purity alone.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Primarily kṣetra-sevā and tīrtha-vāsa (dwelling/serving in Shiva’s sacred place) as a Shaiva sādhanā; it implies the merit of pilgrimage and Linga-oriented worship that prepares the pashu for Shiva’s anugraha at life’s end.