Shloka 80

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

Devanagari script

व्याघ्ररूपं समास्थाय निहतो दर्पितो बली व्याघ्रेश्वर इति ख्यातो नित्यमत्राहमास्थितः

Transliteration

vyāghrarūpaṃ samāsthāya nihato darpito balī vyāghreśvara iti khyāto nityamatrāhamāsthitaḥ

Translation

ನಾನು ಹುಲಿಯ ರೂಪವನ್ನು ಧರಿಸಿ ಆ ಗರ್ವಿತ ಬಲಿಷ್ಠನನ್ನು ಸಂಹರಿಸಿದೆ. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ನಾನು ‘ವ್ಯಾಘ್ರೇಶ್ವರ’ ಎಂದು ಖ್ಯಾತನಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನಿತ್ಯವೂ ನೆಲೆಸಿದ್ದೇನೆ.

Word by Word

• व्याघ्ररूपम्: tiger-form

• समास्थाय: having assumed/taken refuge in

• निहतः: slain

• दर्पितः: puffed up with pride

• बली: the powerful one

• व्याघ्रेश्वरः: Vyāghreśvara (Lord in tiger-form)

• इति: thus

• ख्यातः: famed/known

• नित्यम्: eternally

• अत्र: here

• अहम्: I

• आस्थितः: established/abiding

Speaker

Shiva (as the presiding deity of the kshetra/linga, speaking in the first person)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vyaghreshvara

FAQs

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

It establishes the kṣetra’s presiding form—Vyāghreśvara—affirming that Shiva is permanently present there, making the linga/spot especially potent for darśana, pūjā, and liberation-oriented worship.

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

Shiva is shown as Pati (the Lord) who can assume any form and remove the pasha of pride; His abiding presence indicates the linga as a stable seat of grace where the pashu (bound soul) can turn toward release.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is ego-conquest as sādhanā: approaching the ever-abiding linga with humility, performing pūjā and japa to dissolve darpa (a key pasha), aligning with Pāśupata-oriented inner discipline.