Shloka 89

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

Devanagari script

संगमे देवनद्या हि यः स्नात्वा मनुजः शुचिः अर्चयेत् संगमेश्वरं तस्य जन्मभयं कुतः

Transliteration

saṃgame devanadyā hi yaḥ snātvā manujaḥ śuciḥ arcayet saṃgameśvaraṃ tasya janmabhayaṃ kutaḥ

Translation

Di pertemuan sungai ilahi, sesiapa pun—setelah mandi dan menjadi suci—yang memuja Saṅgameśvara (Śiva, Tuhan Pertemuan), bagi jiwa itu, di manakah lagi ketakutan akan kelahiran semula?

Word by Word

• saṃgame: at the confluence

• devanadyāḥ: of the divine river

• hi: indeed

• yaḥ: who

• snātvā: having bathed

• manujaḥ: a human being

• śuciḥ: purified/clean

• arcayet: should worship

• saṃgameśvaram: Sangameśvara (Śiva)

• tasya: for him/that person

• janma-bhayam: fear of birth/rebirth

• kutaḥ: whence/how could it be?

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Sangameshvara)

FAQs

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

It teaches that bathing at a sacred confluence and performing archana to the Linga as Sangameśvara is a direct purifier that removes janma-bhaya—fear rooted in saṃsāra—by turning the Pashu toward Pati through devotion.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati, the Lord who dissolves the Pāśa (bondage) behind repeated birth; worship of Sangameśvara is presented as a grace-bearing encounter where purification and devotion open the way beyond rebirth.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Tīrtha-snana (purificatory bath) followed by arcana (formal worship) of Sangameśvara—an outer rite aligned with inner purification that supports Pāśupata-oriented release from saṃsāric fear.