Shloka 152

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

Devanagari script

गोचर्मेश्वरम् ईशानं तथेन्द्रेश्वरम् अद्भुतम् कर्मेश्वरं च विपुलं कार्यार्थं ब्रह्मणा कृतम्

Transliteration

gocarmeśvaram īśānaṃ tathendreśvaram adbhutam karmeśvaraṃ ca vipulaṃ kāryārthaṃ brahmaṇā kṛtam

Translation

ब्रह्मा कार्यसिद्ध्यर्थं गोचर्मेश्वरनामानम् अद्भुतमीशानं तथा इन्द्रेश्वरमपि, विपुलं कर्मेश्वरं च कृतवान्—एते सर्वे पाशबद्धपशूनां पाशच्छेदकः पतिरूपा महेश्वरस्य लिङ्गमूर्तयः।

Word by Word

• गोचर्मेश्वरम्: Gocarmeśvara (a sacred linga-name)

• ईशानम्: Iśāna, the Lord/Śiva

• तथा: and also

• इन्द्रेश्वरम्: Indreśvara (Lord of Indra / linga-name)

• अद्भुतम्: wondrous, marvelous

• कर्मेश्वरम्: Karmeśvara (Lord of karma / linga-name)

• च: and

• विपुलम्: vast, expansive, eminent

• कार्यार्थम्: for the purpose of accomplishing the work/mission

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā

• कृतम्: made, established, performed

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; describing Brahma’s acts of linga-establishment)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Indra

FAQs

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

It frames linga-installation as a purposeful sacred act (kāryārtham) done even by Brahmā, showing that establishing named lingas is a sanctioned means to invoke Śiva as Pati and obtain success in dharmic undertakings.

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

Śiva is invoked as Iśāna—the sovereign reality—manifesting through specific linga-forms (Gocarmeśvara, Indreśvara, Karmeśvara), indicating His accessibility in form while remaining the supreme Lord who governs and releases beings from karmic bondage.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Linga-pratiṣṭhā (installation and consecration) is implied; as a Shaiva discipline it supports purification of karma (pāśa) and steadies the paśu toward Pashupata-aligned devotion and inner detachment from action’s binding results.