Shloka 165

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

Devanagari script

तत्र पित्रा सुशैलेन स्थापितं त्वचलेश्वरम् अलंकृतं मया ब्रह्म पुरस्तान् मुनिभिः सह

Transliteration

tatra pitrā suśailena sthāpitaṃ tvacaleśvaram alaṃkṛtaṃ mayā brahma purastān munibhiḥ saha

Translation

అక్కడ నా తండ్రి సుశైలుడు అచలేశ్వరుని స్థాపించెను; హే బ్రహ్మా, నీ సమక్షంలో నేను మునులతో కలిసి ఆ అచల శివుని అలంకరించితిని।

Word by Word

• तत्र: there

• पित्रा: by (my) father

• सुशैलेन: by Suśaila (proper name)

• स्थापितम्: installed, consecrated

• त्व्: indeed/just (emphatic particle, sandhi element)

• अचलेश्वरम्: Acaleśvara, the Immovable Lord (Śiva as Pati)

• अलंकृतम्: decorated, ornamented

• मया: by me

• ब्रह्म: O Brahmā

• पुरस्तात्: in front, in (your) presence

• मुनिभिः: with sages

• सह: together with

Speaker

An internal narrator addressing Brahma (within Suta's overarching narration)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Sages (Munis)
• Suśaila

FAQs

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

It highlights Linga-pratiṣṭhā (installation) followed by alaṅkāra (sacred adornment), presenting consecration and beautification as core acts of devotion that establish Shiva as Pati in a specific holy seat (Acaleśvara).

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

By naming him Acaleśvara—“the Immovable Lord”—the verse points to Shiva’s unwavering, transcendent steadiness: the Pati who remains unshaken while pashus (souls) move within pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritually, it emphasizes Linga installation and ornamentation (pratiṣṭhā and alaṅkāra) performed in the company of munis; yogically, it implies steadiness (acalatā) as a devotional orientation—fixing the mind on the immovable Pati.