Shloka 25

Brahmā–Viṣṇu-Pūjā: Upacāra-Vistāra and Īśvara’s Prasāda

Offerings in Shiva Worship and the Lord’s Grace

Devanagari script

तस्मान्महत्तरमिदं क्षेत्रमत्यंतशोभनम् । सर्वकल्याणसंपूर्णं सर्वमुक्तिकरं शुभम्

Transliteration

tasmānmahattaramidaṃ kṣetramatyaṃtaśobhanam | sarvakalyāṇasaṃpūrṇaṃ sarvamuktikaraṃ śubham

Translation

तस्मान्महत्तरमिदं क्षेत्रमत्यन्तशोभनम् । सर्वकल्याणसम्पूर्णं सर्वमुक्तिकरं शुभम् ॥

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

• महत्तरम्: greater
• महत्तरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तरप्-प्रत्ययान्त (comparative)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• क्षेत्रम्: the sacred place/field
• क्षेत्रम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• अत्यन्त-शोभनम्: exceedingly beautiful
• अत्यन्त-शोभनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अत्यन्त (अव्यय) + शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (अत्यन्तं शोभनम्)

• सर्व-कल्याण-संपूर्णम्: complete with all auspiciousness
• सर्व-कल्याण-संपूर्णम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कल्याण (प्रातिपदिक) + संपूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वैः कल्याणैः संपूर्णम्)

• सर्व-मुक्ति-करम्: granting liberation to all
• सर्व-मुक्ति-करम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां मुक्तिं करोति)

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the kṣetra-māhātmya to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Concluding summary: the kṣetra is supremely splendid, filled with all auspiciousness, and universally liberating—presenting the site as a complete spiritual ecology (dharma, artha, kāma purified toward mokṣa).

Significance: Affirms the kṣetra as sarva-kalyāṇa and sarva-mukti-kara: accessible to all classes of seekers; emphasizes Śiva’s universal salvific intent.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It proclaims that a Shiva-kṣetra is not merely scenic or holy by convention; it is intrinsically auspicious and capable of leading devotees toward moksha through devotion, purity, and right worship of Pati (Shiva).

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

A kṣetra becomes “liberation-giving” because it centers on Saguna Shiva worship—especially reverence to the Linga—through which the mind is steadied in bhakti and gradually led toward Shiva’s liberating grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Pilgrimage with disciplined Shiva-upāsanā—Linga-darśana, japa of Shiva’s names (notably the Panchakshara), and maintaining purity and devotion—aligns with the verse’s promise of auspiciousness and liberation.