Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

श्रीदेव्युवाच उद्यानं दर्शितं देव प्रभया परया युतम् क्षेत्रस्य च गुणान्सर्वान् पुनर्मे वक्तुमर्हसि

Transliteration

śrīdevyuvāca udyānaṃ darśitaṃ deva prabhayā parayā yutam kṣetrasya ca guṇānsarvān punarme vaktumarhasi

Translation

श्रीदेवी म्हणाली— हे देव! आपण परम प्रभेने युक्त असे हे उद्यान मला दाखविले. आता या क्षेत्राचे सर्व गुण पुन्हा मला सविस्तर सांगण्यास आपण योग्य आहात।

Word by Word

• śrī-devī uvāca: the auspicious Goddess said

• udyānam: grove/park (sacred garden)

• darśitam: shown/revealed

• deva: O God, O Divine Lord

• prabhayā: with radiance/splendour

• parayā: supreme, transcendent

• yutam: endowed with, joined with

• kṣetrasya: of the sacred field/pilgrimage site

• ca: and

• guṇān: qualities, virtues, excellences

• sarvān: all

• punaḥ: again, once more

• me: to me

• vaktum: to speak, to explain

• arhasi: you ought/are worthy/please do

Speaker

Śrī Devī (Pārvatī/Śakti)

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Deva (Śiva implied)
• Kṣetra
• Udyāna

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-centered pilgrimage (kṣetra-sevā) as a Śakti-guided inquiry: Devī asks Śiva to restate the kṣetra’s guṇas, implying that knowing a holy site’s spiritual qualities supports proper bhakti, purity, and fruitful Linga-pūjā.

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

Śiva-tattva is hinted as supreme luminous presence: the grove is “endowed with supreme radiance,” reflecting Pati (Śiva) as the revealer whose prabhā sanctifies the kṣetra and draws the paśu (soul) toward clarity and devotion.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Kṣetra-mahātmyāśravaṇa—hearing and contemplating the greatness of a Śiva-kṣetra—is emphasized as a supportive sādhana for pilgrimage discipline and focused Linga-pūjā (preparatory to deeper Pāśupata-oriented purification).