Shloka 47
Glorification of Vārāṇasī: Kapardīśvara Liṅga and the Piśācamocana Tīrtha
शंकुकर्णोऽथ मुक्तात्मा तदात्मा सर्वगोऽमलः । निलिल्ये विमले लिंगे तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्
śaṃkukarṇo'tha muktātmā tadātmā sarvago'malaḥ | nililye vimale liṃge tadadbhutamivābhavat
Kemudian Śaṅkukarṇa—roh yang telah bebas, menyatu dengan Yang Itu, meliputi segala dan tanpa noda—melebur ke dalam Liṅga yang suci; dan hal itu tampak bagaikan suatu keajaiban.
Narrator (contextual speaker not specified in the provided excerpt; typically within the Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue frame in Svarga-khaṇḍa)
Concept: Liberation culminates in identity with the all-pervading stainless reality; the sign (liṅga) becomes the doorway to the signified (tattva).
Application: Cultivate ‘amalatā’ through truthfulness, restraint, and daily remembrance; let worship be less transactional and more identity-shaping.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Śaṅkukarṇa, serene and translucent with inner light, steps toward the immaculate liṅga whose surface is like polished moonstone. As he touches it, his form dissolves into a stream of luminous syllables, vanishing into the liṅga’s heart, leaving only a halo of wonder in the air.","primary_figures":["Śaṅkukarṇa (liberated devotee)","Pure Liṅga (Śiva-tattva)"],"setting":"A spotless sanctum of light with faint mandala geometry on the ground, suggesting a yogic inner-space rather than a physical temple.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["silver white","pale blue","soft gold","smoke gray","midnight violet"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Śaṅkukarṇa merging into a gleaming liṅga, gold leaf aura around both, embossed mandala floor, rich maroon-green borders, jewel-like highlights on the liṅga base, stylized sacred ash patterns, devotional symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate depiction of the devotee dissolving into the liṅga, cool silvery palette, fine linework for the dissolving body into light-particles, minimal architecture, gentle Himalayan-like mist to convey transcendence.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines of the devotee in yogic calm, the liṅga as a central icon with concentric radiance rings, strong yellow-red-green pigments, stylized lotus-mandala beneath, rhythmic patterning to show ‘all-pervading’.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central liṅga with ornate floral borders, the devotee rendered as a flowing garland of light entering the icon, lotus clusters and peacocks framing the scene, deep indigo background with gold detailing and white highlights."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["tanpura drone","soft temple bell","long exhale-like silence","distant conch (very faint)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शंकुकर्णोऽथ = शंकुकर्णः + अथ; सर्वगोऽमलः = सर्वगः + अमलः; तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् = तत् + अद्भुतम् + इव + अभवत्.
FAQs
It indicates non-dual realization: his identity is established in the Supreme Reality (Brahman/Paramatman), transcending limited individuality while remaining pure and all-pervading in awareness.
The liṅga functions as a sacred locus of Śiva and a symbol of the formless Absolute. Merging into it expresses final absorption—liberation depicted through devotional-ritual imagery.
Purity (amala), inner freedom (muktātmā), and unwavering identification with the Supreme culminate in liberation; the verse frames mokṣa as both mystical realization and reverent union with the divine symbol.