Viśvānara-Gṛhapati Upākhyāna — Śivasya Agni-gṛhe Avatāraḥ
The Account of Viśvānara Gṛhapati and Śiva’s Descent into the House of Fire
दृष्ट्वा सर्वाणि लिंगानि विश्वेशप्रमुखानि च । स्नात्वा सर्वेषु कुण्डेषु वापीकूपसरस्सु च
dṛṣṭvā sarvāṇi liṃgāni viśveśapramukhāni ca | snātvā sarveṣu kuṇḍeṣu vāpīkūpasarassu ca
విశ్వేశుని మొదలైన సమస్త పవిత్ర లింగాలను దర్శించి, అన్ని కుండాలు, బావులు, బావడులు, సరస్సులలో స్నానం చేసిన భక్తుడు శుద్ధుడై శివానుగ్రహభరిత పూజకు యోగ్యుడగును।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
It presents a Shaiva path of purification through darśana (beholding Śiva’s Liṅgas) and tīrtha-snāna (bathing at sacred waters), preparing the seeker to receive Śiva’s anugraha (grace) and progress toward liberation.
By emphasizing seeing the Liṅgas—starting with Viśveśa—it highlights Saguna Śiva worship, where the Liṅga serves as the accessible, consecrated focus for devotion, reverence, and inner recollection of Śiva’s all-pervading reality.
Perform Liṅga-darśana and tīrtha-snāna as preparatory rites; then worship with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a purified mind, treating outer cleansing as support for inner steadiness and devotion.