Shloka 43

आचार्य-धर्मलक्षण-श्रद्धाभक्तिप्राधान्यं तथा लिङ्गे ध्यान-पूजाविधानसंकेतः

Adhyaya 10

Devanagari script

स्थानार्थं कथितं मात्रा विस्मृतेह विलासिनि पुरा पितामहेनापि पृष्टः प्रश्नवतां वरे

Transliteration

sthānārthaṃ kathitaṃ mātrā vismṛteha vilāsini purā pitāmahenāpi pṛṣṭaḥ praśnavatāṃ vare

Translation

「おお戯れ好きの麗しき者よ、ここで汝が忘れてしまったゆえ、聖なる『場所（スターナ）』の真の趣旨を、わたしは改めて説こう――かつて問う者の中で最勝なるピターマハ（梵天）さえも、この問いを発したように。」

Word by Word

• स्थानार्थम् (sthānārtham): for the purpose/meaning of the sacred place (sthāna)

• कथितम् (kathitam): has been explained/shall be stated

• मात्रा (mātrā): by the Mother / to the Mother (addressing the Divine Mother)

• विस्मृता (vismṛtā): forgotten

• इह (iha): here/in this context

• विलासिनि (vilāsini): O playful/graceful lady (address)

• पुरा (purā): formerly/long ago

• पितामहेन (pitāmahena): by Pitāmaha, Brahmā

• अपि (api): even/also

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ): asked/inquired

• प्रश्नवताम् (praśnavatām): of those who ask questions

• वरे (vare): O best/excellent one

Speaker

Suta (narrating an embedded dialogue where Shiva/teacher addresses the Divine Mother)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It frames “sthāna” (the sacred abode/seat of the Liṅga) as a doctrinal point worth repeating—an essential key for correct Liṅga-pūjā and kṣetra-understanding, not merely geography.

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

By linking the teaching to Brahmā’s earlier inquiry, it implies Shiva-tattva as the supreme subject even for the creator-god—Pati, whose presence makes a place truly a “sthāna.”

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The stress is on smṛti (remembrance) and right understanding of the sacred seat; in Pāśupata terms, recollection of Pati and His abode loosens pasha (bondage) upon the paśu (soul).