Shloka 24
Brahmā–Viṣṇu-Pūjā: Upacāra-Vistāra and Īśvara’s Prasāda
Offerings in Shiva Worship and the Lord’s Grace
मत्क्षेत्रादपि सर्वस्मात्क्षेत्रमेतन्महत्तरम् । अत्र संस्मृतिमात्रेण मुक्तिर्भवति देहिनाम्
matkṣetrādapi sarvasmātkṣetrametanmahattaram | atra saṃsmṛtimātreṇa muktirbhavati dehinām
Walaupun dibandingkan dengan semua kṣetra suci—bahkan dengan wilayah suci-Ku sendiri—tempat suci ini lebih agung. Di sini, bagi makhluk berjasad, pembebasan (moksha) terbit hanya dengan mengingatinya.
Lord Shiva (addressing the listener in the Viśveśvarasaṃhitā context, praising the supreme sanctity of the sacred kṣetra)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Śiva himself proclaims this kṣetra superior even to ‘my own’ other domains; mokṣa arises by mere remembrance—an explicit grace-soteriology where anugraha overrides ordinary limitations of effort.
Significance: Smaraṇa-mātra mokṣa: the place becomes a salvific ‘name-and-form’ of Śiva; remembrance functions as a direct means for pāśa-kṣaya through divine favor.
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse teaches that Shiva’s grace can operate through pure remembrance (smaraṇa) of an exceptionally sanctified kṣetra, making moksha accessible even to embodied beings when devotion and Shiva-awareness arise.
By declaring the kṣetra supremely potent, it implies that the place sanctified by Shiva’s presence—often centered on Linga worship—supports Saguna-upāsanā, where remembering the holy seat of the Linga awakens devotion that leads toward liberation.
Practice kṣetra-smaraṇa: daily remembrance of Shiva’s holy abode along with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” mentally offering worship to the Linga; this aligns bhakti and inner recollection as a direct means toward freedom.