Shloka 91

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

Devanagari script

मध्यमेश्वरमित्येवं ख्यातः सर्वसुरासुरैः सिद्धानां स्थानमेतद्धि मदीयव्रतधारिणाम्

Transliteration

madhyameśvaramityevaṃ khyātaḥ sarvasurāsuraiḥ siddhānāṃ sthānametaddhi madīyavratadhāriṇām

Translation

Ainsi est-il renommé parmi tous les devas et les asuras sous le nom de « Madhyameśvara ». En vérité, voici le séjour sacré des Siddhas, de ceux qui portent les vœux institués par Moi.

Word by Word

• मध्यमेश्वरम् (madhyameśvaram): Madhyameśvara (Shiva in the ‘middle’/central station)

• इति (iti): thus

• एवम् (evaṁ): in this manner

• ख्यातः (khyātaḥ): famed, well-known

• सर्व-सुर-असुरैः (sarva-sura-asuraiḥ): by all devas and asuras

• सिद्धानाम् (siddhānāṁ): of the Siddhas (perfected beings)

• स्थानम् (sthānam): abode, seat, sacred place

• एतत् (etat): this

• हि (hi): indeed

• मदीय (madīya): My

• व्रत-धारिणाम् (vrata-dhāriṇām): of vow-bearers/observers (vow-practitioners).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Shiva-centered kshetra-mahatmya; the phrase 'madīya' reflects Shiva’s quoted authority within the narration)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Siddhas
• Devas
• Asuras

FAQs

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

It establishes Madhyameśvara as a universally revered Shiva-linga/kshetra, presenting the place itself as a siddha-sthāna where disciplined vow-based worship (vrata) bears fruition.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati—the sovereign whose name and abode are acknowledged even by opposing cosmic orders (devas and asuras), and whose grace ripens the sādhaka into a Siddha through adherence to his ordained vows.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Vrata-dhāraṇa (vow-observance) as a Shaiva discipline aligned with Pāśupata-oriented self-restraint—purifying the paśu (soul) from pāśa (bondage) in a Shiva-kshetra conducive to siddhi.