Shloka 155

अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्य — काशी-वाराणसी में मोक्ष, लिङ्ग-तीर्थ-मानचित्र, और उपासना-विधि

Devanagari script

शृङ्गाटकेश्वरं नाम श्रीदेव्या तु प्रतिष्ठितम् मल्लिकार्जुनकं चैव मम वासमिदं शुभम्

Transliteration

śṛṅgāṭakeśvaraṃ nāma śrīdevyā tu pratiṣṭhitam mallikārjunakaṃ caiva mama vāsamidaṃ śubham

Translation

“اس کا نام شِرِنگاٹکیشور ہے، جسے شری دیوی نے پرتیِشٹھت کیا ہے۔ یہاں ملّیکارْجُنک بھی ہے—یہ مبارک مقام میرا ہی مسکن ہے۔”

Word by Word

• शृङ्गाटकेश्वरम्: Śṛṅgāṭakeśvara (a form/name of Śiva)

• नाम: by name/indeed called

• श्रीदेव्या: by Śrī Devī (the Goddess)

• तु: indeed

• प्रतिष्ठितम्: established/installed (in consecration)

• मल्लिकार्जुनकम्: Mallikārjunaka (a Śiva-linga/site)

• च: and

• एव: also/indeed

• मम: My

• वासम्: dwelling/abode

• इदम्: this

• शुभम्: auspicious/beneficent

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Shiva-centered tirtha/linga-mahatmya within the Purva-Bhaga)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devi (Shri Devi/Parvati)

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It identifies specific consecrated Shiva-lingas (Śṛṅgāṭakeśvara and Mallikārjunaka) and declares the site as Shiva’s auspicious abode, reinforcing that linga-pratiṣṭhā and pilgrimage to such kṣetras are direct supports for linga-sevā.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva is presented as Pati—the indwelling Lord who makes a consecrated kṣetra His own dwelling; His presence is not merely symbolic but ontological, accessible through the installed linga where grace (anugraha) operates for the pashu.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Linga-pratiṣṭhā (consecration/installation) and kṣetra-sevā (reverent worship at Shiva’s abode) are implied; these are foundational acts of Shaiva puja that support purification from pāśa (bondage) and steady devotion aligned with Pāśupata discipline.