Shloka 121

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

Devanagari script

यैर्यैर्योगा इहाभ्यस्तास् तेषाम् एकेन जन्मना क्षेत्रस्यास्य प्रभावेन भक्त्या च मम भामिनि

Transliteration

yairyairyogā ihābhyastās teṣām ekena janmanā kṣetrasyāsya prabhāvena bhaktyā ca mama bhāmini

Translation

Wahai yang bercahaya, yoga apa pun yang dipraktikkan di sini—oleh daya kṣetra suci ini dan oleh bhakti kepada-Ku—mencapai kepenuhannya dalam satu kelahiran saja.

Word by Word

• यैः यैः (yair yair): by whatever

• योगाः (yogāḥ): yogic disciplines/unions

• इह (iha): here (in this place/kṣetra)

• अभ्यस्ताः (abhyastāḥ): practiced, cultivated

• तेषाम् (teṣām): of those (practitioners)

• एकेन (ekena): by one, within one

• जन्मना (janmanā): birth/lifetime

• क्षेत्रस्य (kṣetrasya): of the sacred field/pilgrimage place

• अस्य (asya): of this

• प्रभावेन (prabhāvena): by the potency, spiritual efficacy

• भक्त्या (bhaktyā): by devotion

• च (ca): and

• मम (mama): to Me/of Me

• भामिनि (bhāmini): O luminous lady (address to Devī/Śakti).

Speaker

Shiva (addressing Parvati/Devi within Suta’s narration)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that in a Śiva-kṣetra, Linga-bhakti multiplies the fruit of sādhana—so worship and practice performed there can mature fully within one lifetime due to the kṣetra’s inherent Śaiva potency.

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

Śiva appears as Pati—the gracious Lord who, through His anugraha (saving grace), makes liberation-accessible: devotion to Him, supported by a charged sacred field, quickly loosens pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights kṣetra-supported Bhakti-Yoga aligned with Pāśupata intent—practicing yoga and devotion in a Śiva-kṣetra (typically through Linga-pūjā, japa, dhyāna, and vrata) to gain rapid siddhi and inner purification.