Shloka 75

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

Devanagari script

रुद्रे देवे ममात्यन्तं परा भक्तिर्महत्तरा मयैव स्थापितं लिङ्गं तव नाम्ना भविष्यति

Transliteration

rudre deve mamātyantaṃ parā bhaktirmahattarā mayaiva sthāpitaṃ liṅgaṃ tava nāmnā bhaviṣyati

Translation

К Рудре, Божественному Владыке, моя бхакти всецело высочайшая и безмерно великая. Потому Линга, установленный мною, станет известен твоим собственным именем.

Word by Word

• रुद्रे: in Rudra

• देवे: in the Deva/Lord

• मम: my

• अत्यन्तम्: utterly, completely

• परा: supreme

• भक्तिः: devotion

• महत्तरा: greater, exceedingly great

• मया एव: by me alone/indeed by me

• स्थापितम्: installed, established

• लिङ्गम्: Liṅga (sign of Pati, Śiva)

• तव: your

• नाम्ना: by (your) name

• भविष्यति: will be, will become (known as).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal dialogue concerning Linga installation)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Deva

FAQs

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

It links para-bhakti (supreme devotion) directly to liṅga-pratiṣṭhā, declaring that the installed Liṅga gains sanctity and lasting fame through the devotee’s God-centered intention and the Lord’s name.

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

Shiva is addressed as Rudra-Deva, the Pati (Lord) who becomes present and approachable through the Liṅga as a sacred sign—allowing the bound pashu (soul) to orient devotion toward liberation from pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā (installation) grounded in para-bhakti is emphasized; as a Pāśupata-aligned takeaway, steady devotion and name-centered worship support inner purification and loosening of pāśa.