Shloka 156

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

Devanagari script

रजेश्वरं च पर्याये रजसा सुप्रतिष्ठितम् गजेश्वरं च वैशाखं कपोतेश्वरमव्ययम्

Transliteration

rajeśvaraṃ ca paryāye rajasā supratiṣṭhitam gajeśvaraṃ ca vaiśākhaṃ kapoteśvaramavyayam

Translation

Et il y a aussi Rajeśvara, installé selon l’ordre prescrit et solidement établi par le rajas (puissance cosmique d’activité) ; ainsi que Gajeśvara, Vaiśākha et Kapoteśvara—le Seigneur impérissable (Śiva) qui demeure dans ces Liṅgas consacrés.

Word by Word

• रजेश्वरम् (rajeśvaram): Rajeśvara (a sacred Liṅga-name of Śiva)

• च (ca): and

• पर्याये (paryāye): in sequence/in proper order

• रजसा (rajasā): by rajas, the dynamic guṇa/energizing power

• सुप्रतिष्ठितम् (supratiṣṭhitam): well-established, firmly consecrated

• गजेश्वरम् (gajeśvaram): Gajeśvara (Lord of the elephant

• च (ca): and

• वैशाखम् (vaiśākham): Vaiśākha (a Liṅga associated with the month Vaiśākha/seasonal rite)

• कपोतेश्वरम् (kapoteśvaram): Kapoteśvara (Lord connected with the dove motif

• अव्ययम् (avyayam): imperishable, undecaying (epithet of Śiva).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It lists specific, revered Liṅga-names (Rajeśvara, Gajeśvara, Vaiśākha, Kapoteśvara), emphasizing that Śiva as Pati is approached through properly ordered and firmly consecrated installations (pratiṣṭhā).

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

Śiva is indicated as avyaya (imperishable) while manifesting in many named Liṅgas—showing the Siddhāntic principle that the one Pati remains unchanged even when graciously present in multiple worship-forms for the uplift of paśus (souls).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Linga-pratiṣṭhā (consecration) and name-based upāsanā: disciplined worship of a consecrated Liṅga as a means to purify bondage (pāśa) and orient the practitioner toward Pāśupata-aligned devotion and restraint.