Shloka 60

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

Devanagari script

रंस्यते सो ऽपि पद्माक्षि क्षेत्रे ऽस्मिन्मुनिपुङ्गवः ब्रह्मा देवर्षिभिः सार्द्धं विष्णुर्वापि दिवाकरः

Transliteration

raṃsyate so 'pi padmākṣi kṣetre 'sminmunipuṅgavaḥ brahmā devarṣibhiḥ sārddhaṃ viṣṇurvāpi divākaraḥ

Translation

Wahai yang bermata teratai, di kṣetra suci ini para muni terunggul pun bersukacita. Brahmā juga bersemayam dalam lila di sini bersama para devarṣi; demikian pula Viṣṇu, bahkan Sang Surya (Divākara).

Word by Word

• रंस्यते (raṁsyate): delights, takes sportive pleasure

• सः अपि (saḥ api): he also

• पद्माक्षि (padmākṣi): O lotus-eyed one (address)

• क्षेत्रे (kṣetre): in the sacred field/holy region

• अस्मिन् (asmin): in this

• मुनिपुङ्गवः (munipuṅgavaḥ): the foremost among sages

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā): Brahmā

• देवर्षिभिः (devarṣibhiḥ): with the divine ṛṣis/seers

• सार्द्धम् (sārdham): together with

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ): Viṣṇu

• वा अपि (vā api): and also

• दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ): the Sun, maker of the day

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the kshetra-mahatmya within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Surya (Divakara)
• Devarshis

FAQs

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

It establishes the kṣetra as universally sanctified—so holy that even Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Sūrya are described as taking delight there—implying that worship of the Liṅga in such a place yields heightened merit and quicker purification of pāśa (bondage).

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

By portraying a kṣetra where the highest cosmic powers gather, the verse implies the supremacy of the Śaiva sacred field—where Pati (Śiva) is the inner ground of all divine functions—so even other deities participate within His sphere of grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Kṣetra-sevā (service to a holy Śaiva place)—such as tīrtha-snāna, Liṅga-pūjā, and contemplative dwelling—supports Pāśupata-oriented purification, helping the paśu (soul) loosen pāśa through proximity to a Śiva-suffused sacred geography.