Shloka 83

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

Devanagari script

आदावत्राहमागम्य प्रस्थितो गणपैः सह ज्येष्ठस्थानमिदं तस्माद् एतन्मे पुण्यदर्शनम्

Transliteration

ādāvatrāhamāgamya prasthito gaṇapaiḥ saha jyeṣṭhasthānamidaṃ tasmād etanme puṇyadarśanam

Translation

આદિમાં હું અહીં આવીને ગણો સાથે પ્રસ્થાન કર્યો; તેથી આ જ્યેષ્ઠસ્થાન—અગ્ર પવિત્ર પીઠ—છે, અને તેનું દર્શન મને પુણ્યદાયક છે।

Word by Word

• ādau: in the beginning

• atra: here

• aham: I

• āgamya: having come/arrived

• prasthitaḥ: set forth/departed

• gaṇapaiḥ: with the Gaṇas (Śiva’s attendants)

• saha: together with

• jyeṣṭha-sthānam: the foremost/elder sacred place (supreme seat)

• idam: this

• tasmāt: therefore/for that reason

• etat: this

• me: for me/to me

• puṇya-darśanam: meritorious sight/auspicious दर्शन

Speaker

Shiva (implied, recalling his primal arrival with the Gaṇas; framed within Sūta’s narration)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It establishes the place as a prime Śaiva seat (jyeṣṭhasthāna) where mere darśana is puṇya, supporting the Linga Purāṇa theme that contact with Śiva’s abodes and symbols (liṅga/sthāna) accelerates purification and devotion.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati (Lord) moving with his Gaṇas and sanctifying space; his presence makes a locale ‘foremost,’ indicating Shiva-tattva as the source of sanctity and the giver of anugraha through darśana.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Tīrtha-darśana as a Śaiva sādhana: visiting and beholding the foremost Śiva-sthāna is presented as merit-giving, aligning with Pāśupata discipline where devotion, pilgrimage, and remembrance loosen pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (soul).