Shloka 92

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

मध्यमेश्वरमीशानं भक्ताभीष्टवरप्रदम् । तावद्ददर्श पुण्यात्मा मध्येलिंगं महेश्वरम्

Transliteration

madhyameśvaramīśānaṃ bhaktābhīṣṭavarapradam | tāvaddadarśa puṇyātmā madhyeliṃgaṃ maheśvaram

Translation

అప్పుడు ఆ పుణ్యాత్ముడు మధ్యలో లింగరూప మహేశ్వరుని దర్శించెను—ఈశానుడు, మధ్యమేశ్వరుడు—భక్తులకు అభీష్ట వరాలను ప్రసాదించువాడు.

Word by Word

• मध्यम-ईश्वरम्: Madhyameśvara (the ‘middle’ Lord)
• मध्यम-ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्यम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कर्मधारय (मध्यमः ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• ईशानम्: Īśāna (Śiva)
• ईशानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• भक्त-अभीष्ट-वर-प्रदम्: giver of desired boons to devotees
• भक्त-अभीष्ट-वर-प्रदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + अभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (भक्तानाम् अभीष्टानां वराणां प्रदः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तावत्: then, at that time
• तावत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधि/तावदर्थक अव्यय (then/just then/so long)

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पुण्य-आत्मा: the virtuous-souled one
• पुण्य-आत्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कर्मधारय (पुण्यः आत्मा यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• महेश्वरम्: Maheśvara
• महेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Madhyameśvara is presented as Īśāna manifest as the liṅga ‘in the middle’ (madhye-liṅga), emphasizing liṅga as the accessible saguna focus through which the Lord grants iṣṭa (desired boons) to bhaktas.

Significance: Liṅga-darśana of Madhyameśvara as īśvara-anugraha: fulfillment of righteous desires and strengthening of bhakti leading toward liberation.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva as the compassionate Pati (Lord) who becomes accessible through the Liṅga and responds to sincere bhakti by granting fitting boons, ultimately guiding the devotee toward liberation through grace.

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

By depicting Maheśvara appearing as a Liṅga, the verse affirms Saguna upāsanā: the formless Lord is worshiped through a sacred emblem, making divine presence tangible and spiritually transformative for devotees.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Liṅga-darśana and pūjā with devotional intent—offering water, bilva leaves, and repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—is implied as the practical way to approach the boon-giving Lord.