Shloka 65

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

Devanagari script

देवदेवं समासाद्य धीमन्तः संगवर्जिताः गता इह परं मोक्षं प्रसादान्मम सुव्रते

Transliteration

devadevaṃ samāsādya dhīmantaḥ saṃgavarjitāḥ gatā iha paraṃ mokṣaṃ prasādānmama suvrate

Translation

Приблизившись к Девадеве (Шиве), мудрые, свободные от привязанности, достигли здесь же высшего освобождения по Моей милости, о ты, соблюдающий благие обеты.

Word by Word

• देवदेवम्: the God of gods (Śiva)

• समासाद्य: having approached/attained

• धीमन्तः: the discerning, wise ones

• संगवर्जिताः: devoid of saṅga (attachment/association)

• गताः: have gone/attained

• इह: here (in this very life/within this world)

• परम्: supreme

• मोक्षम्: liberation (release of the paśu from pāśa)

• प्रसादात्: through grace/favor

• मम: of me/my

• सुव्रते: O noble-vowed one (address to the listener)

Speaker

Shiva (Devadeva) speaking within Suta’s narration

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames liberation as the fruit of approaching Devadeva (Śiva) with detachment (saṅga-tyāga), implying that true Linga-upāsanā is not merely external ritual but surrender that invites Śiva’s prasāda.

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

Śiva is presented as Devadeva and Pati—the supreme Lord whose grace alone severs pāśa (bondage) and grants para-mokṣa to the wise paśu who approaches Him without attachment.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice is saṅga-varjana (renunciation of attachment) aligned with Pāśupata-oriented discipline—approaching Śiva with discernment and vairāgya so that liberation arises through prasāda.