Shloka 77

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

अविमुक्ते महाक्षेत्रे सिद्धक्षेत्रे हि तत्परम् । यत्रास्ते परमं लिंगं मध्यमेश्वरसंज्ञकम्

Transliteration

avimukte mahākṣetre siddhakṣetre hi tatparam | yatrāste paramaṃ liṃgaṃ madhyameśvarasaṃjñakam

Translation

అవిముక్త అనే మహాక్షేత్రంలో, సిద్ధక్షేత్రంలో—అక్కడే ‘మధ్యమేశ్వర’ అనే నామంతో ప్రసిద్ధమైన పరమ లింగం విరాజిల్లుతోంది।

Word by Word

• avimukte: in Avimukta (Kāśī)
• avimukte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avimukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (स्थलनाम), सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• mahā-kṣetre: in the great sacred field
• mahā-kṣetre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (mahac ca tat kṣetram)

• siddha-kṣetre: in the accomplished (holy) field
• siddha-kṣetre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय

• hi: indeed
• hi: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (that)

• param: supreme
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (with implied ‘kṣetram’/or as predicate)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (where)

• āste: abides/is situated
• āste: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ās (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies ‘liṅgam’)

• liṅgam: liṅga (emblem)
• liṅgam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• madhyama-īśvara-saṃjñakam: named ‘Madhyameśvara’
• madhyama-īśvara-saṃjñakam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhyama (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃjñaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (madhyameśvara-iti saṃjñā yasya) / नामधेयवाचक-विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: Avimukta is extolled as the siddha-kṣetra where Śiva is perpetually present; within this sacred geography the ‘parama liṅga’ is named Madhyameśvara, marking a central salvific locus in Kāśī.

Significance: Establishes the liṅga as ‘parama’ within a siddha-kṣetra: pilgrimage here is framed as direct approach to Pati (Śiva) whose presence grants siddhi and liberation-eligibility.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares Avimukta as a supremely sanctifying kṣetra where the supreme presence of Pati (Śiva) is accessible through the Madhyameśvara Liṅga, emphasizing liberation-oriented pilgrimage and devotion.

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

The verse points to Śiva’s saguna accessibility: the transcendent Lord is approached in the manifest Liṅga-form, Madhyameśvara, within a charged sacred geography (kṣetra) that supports bhakti and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies kṣetra-yātrā and Liṅga-darśana with focused worship—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), simple abhiṣeka, and inward meditation on Śiva as the indwelling Lord.