Shloka 78

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

न मध्यमेश्वरादन्यल्लिंगं काश्यां हि विद्यते । यद्दर्शनार्थमायान्ति देवाः पर्वणिपर्वणि

Transliteration

na madhyameśvarādanyalliṃgaṃ kāśyāṃ hi vidyate | yaddarśanārthamāyānti devāḥ parvaṇiparvaṇi

Translation

Di Kāśī tiada Liṅga lain selain Madhyameśvara; demi darśana-Nya para dewa datang, perayaan demi perayaan.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• madhyameśvarāt: than Madhyameśvara
• madhyameśvarāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhyameśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अपादान (from/than)

• anyat: other
• anyat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies ‘liṅgam’)

• liṅgam: liṅga
• liṅgam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• kāśyām: in Kāśī
• kāśyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• hi: indeed
• hi: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• vidyate: exists/is found
• vidyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; भावे/कर्तरि प्रयोग (exists/is found)

• yat: which
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (which/that)

• darśana-artham: for the sake of seeing
• darśana-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; प्रयोजनवाचक (purpose)

• āyānti: come
• āyānti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā + ā- (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• devāḥ: gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• parvaṇi: on each festival/occasion
• parvaṇi: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; कालाधिकरण (on an occasion/festival)

• parvaṇi: again and again (festival after festival)
• parvaṇi: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for distributive sense)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the māhātmya of Kāśī and Madhyameśvara within the Umāsaṃhitā context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: The verse asserts Madhyameśvara’s unrivaled centrality in Kāśī: even devas repeatedly come on every parvan for darśana, implying the kṣetra’s supremacy among sacred sites.

Significance: Darśana is portrayed as so potent that even devas seek it cyclically; for humans this implies exceptional merit, purification, and proximity to liberation-granting grace.

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Recurring parvan observances (ritual-cosmic calendrical nodes)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Madhyameśvara)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse proclaims Madhyameśvara as the uniquely supreme liṅga-presence in Kāśī, emphasizing that even the devas seek His darśana on every sacred occasion—showing Kāśī as a peak locus of Śiva’s grace and liberation-oriented worship.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By highlighting a specific liṅga (Madhyameśvara) as the focus of divine pilgrimage, the text affirms Saguna Śiva worship through the liṅga as a direct, approachable embodiment of Pati (Śiva) who bestows anugraha (grace) through darśana.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to seek Śiva-darśana on parva days through liṅga-pūjā—offering water and bilva, reciting the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and maintaining inward ध्यान on Śiva as the liberating Lord of Kāśī.