Shloka 3
The Glory of the Oṃkāra Pañcāyatana Liṅga and Kāśī’s Secret Five Liṅgas
तत्र साक्षान्महादेवः पंचायतनविग्रहः । रमते भगवान्रुद्रो जंतूनामपवर्गदः
tatra sākṣānmahādevaḥ paṃcāyatanavigrahaḥ | ramate bhagavānrudro jaṃtūnāmapavargadaḥ
Ali, de fato, o próprio Mahādeva—corporificado na forma sagrada quíntupla—permanece em júbilo como Bhagavān Rudra, doador de libertação aos seres.
Unspecified (narrative voice within the chapter context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: साक्षान्महादेवः = साक्षात् + महादेवः; भगवान्रुद्रो = भगवान् + रुद्रः; जंतूनामपवर्गदः = जन्तूनाम् + अपवर्गदः.
FAQs
It presents Mahādeva (Rudra) as directly present and as the giver of apavarga—liberation—emphasizing Śiva’s salvific role for all living beings.
Apavarga refers to spiritual release—freedom from bondage and the cycle of suffering—commonly understood as mokṣa.
By portraying the deity as personally present (“sākṣāt”) and graciously granting liberation, it frames devotion and sacred presence as direct means to spiritual upliftment.