Shloka 145

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

Devanagari script

श्रीशैल इत्युक्त्वा भगवान् देवस् तया सार्धम् उमापतिः दर्शयामास भगवान् श्रीपर्वतमनुत्तमम्

Transliteration

śrīśaila ityuktvā bhagavān devas tayā sārdham umāpatiḥ darśayāmāsa bhagavān śrīparvatamanuttamam

Translation

‘ശ്രീശൈലം’ എന്നു ഉച്ചരിച്ച്, ഉമാപതിയായ ഭഗവാൻ ശിവൻ ദേവിയോടൊപ്പം അനുത്തമമായ പുണ്യപർവ്വതമായ ‘ശ്രീപർവ്വതം’ ദർശിപ്പിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• श्रीशैल (śrīśaila): Śrīśaila, the auspicious sacred mountain

• इति (iti): thus, as such

• उक्त्वा (uktvā): having said/uttered

• भगवान् (bhagavān): the Blessed Lord

• देवः (devaḥ): the Divine One (Śiva)

• तया (tayā): with Her (Umā/Parvatī)

• सार्धम् (sārdham): together with

• उमापतिः (umāpatiḥ): the Lord of Umā (Śiva)

• दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa): showed, caused to be seen, revealed

• भगवान् (bhagavān): the Blessed One

• श्रीपर्वतम् (śrī-parvatam): Śrīparvata, the sacred mountain

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam): unsurpassed, supreme.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages; internal scene describes Shiva with Parvati)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati (Uma)
• Srisaila (Sriśaila)
• Sriparvata (Śrīparvata)

FAQs

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

It frames Śrīśaila/Śrīparvata as a divinely revealed kṣetra—where approaching the Linga is not merely ritual (kriyā) but a grace-filled darśana granted by Pati (Śiva), strengthening the pilgrim’s bhakti and purity for Linga-pūjā.

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

Śiva is presented as Bhagavān and Umāpati—Pati who reveals (darśayati) the supreme sacred locus; this indicates Shiva-tattva as the conscious Lord who grants vision and access to sanctifying reality, while remaining inseparable from Śakti (Umā).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pilgrimage-darśana (tīrtha-yātrā and kṣetra-darśana) is implied: seeing the sacred mountain as revealed by Śiva supports Pāśupata-oriented discipline—purifying the paśu (soul) and loosening pāśa (bondage) through devotion, sacred sight, and subsequent worship.