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

దేవదేవుడైన శివుని సమీపించి, సంగరహిత ధీమంతులు—ఓ సువ్రతా—నా ప్రసాదంతో ఇక్కడే పరమ మోక్షాన్ని పొందారు।

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.