Shloka 33

अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्य

The Greatness of Avimukta–Vārāṇasī and Viśveśvara

Devanagari script

अत्र लिंगान्यनेकानि भक्तैस्संस्थापितानि हि । सर्वकामप्रदानीह मोक्षदानि च पार्वति

Transliteration

atra liṃgānyanekāni bhaktaissaṃsthāpitāni hi | sarvakāmapradānīha mokṣadāni ca pārvati

Translation

హే పార్వతీ! ఇక్కడ భక్తులు అనేక శివలింగాలను ప్రతిష్ఠించారు. ఈ స్థలంలోనే అవి సమస్త కోరికలను నెరవేర్చి మోక్షమును కూడా ప్రసాదిస్తాయి.

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• लिङ्गानि: liṅgas (Śiva-emblems)
• लिङ्गानि: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (Nominative/1st); बहुवचन (Plural)

• अनेकानि: many
• अनेकानि: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjective) लिङ्गानि-विशेषण

• भक्तैः: by devotees
• भक्तैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument-Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd); बहुवचन

• संस्थापितानि: have been स्थापित/installed
• संस्थापितानि: कर्म (Karma/Object; in passive construction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु) + इत (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे विधेय (predicate)

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• सर्वकामप्रदानि: granting all desires
• सर्वकामप्रदानि: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: सर्वेषां कामानां प्रदानि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; विशेषण (लिङ्गानि-विशेषण)

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• मोक्षदानि: granting liberation
• मोक्षदानि: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोक्ष + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मोक्षस्य दानि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; विशेषण (लिङ्गानि-विशेषण)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• पार्वति: O Pārvatī
• पार्वति: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th); एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Liṅgodbhava

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse describes a kṣetra filled with many devotee-installed liṅgas that grant both bhoga (kāma-siddhi) and apavarga (mokṣa), a common tīrtha-mahātmya motif where the site becomes a network of grace-centers.

Significance: Darśana and pūjā of multiple liṅgas in one kṣetra is said to yield both worldly fulfillment (within dharma) and final liberation through Śiva’s favor.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse affirms that consecrated Śiva-liṅgas established with bhakti become powerful seats of grace: they can grant worldly aims (kāma) while also leading the devotee toward the highest aim—mokṣa—through Śiva’s anugraha (liberating grace).

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

It presents the Liṅga as a tangible, saguna focus for devotion through which the devotee approaches the nirguna-transcendent Śiva. Worship offered to the Liṅga, when done with faith and purity, is described as efficacious for both blessings and liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A key takeaway is liṅga-sevā: स्थापना (consecration) and regular pūjā with mantra-japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—supported by traditional Shaiva observances like vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as aids to steadiness in devotion.