Shloka 91

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

Devanagari script

मध्यमेश्वरमित्येवं ख्यातः सर्वसुरासुरैः सिद्धानां स्थानमेतद्धि मदीयव्रतधारिणाम्

Transliteration

madhyameśvaramityevaṃ khyātaḥ sarvasurāsuraiḥ siddhānāṃ sthānametaddhi madīyavratadhāriṇām

Translation

وہ تمام دیوتاؤں اور اسوروں میں ‘مدھیَمیشور’ کے نام سے معروف ہے۔ یہ میرے مقرر کردہ ورت کو دھारण کرنے والے سدھوں کا مقدّس مقام ہے۔

Word by Word

• मध्यमेश्वरम् (madhyameśvaram): Madhyameśvara (Shiva in the ‘middle’/central station)

• इति (iti): thus

• एवम् (evaṁ): in this manner

• ख्यातः (khyātaḥ): famed, well-known

• सर्व-सुर-असुरैः (sarva-sura-asuraiḥ): by all devas and asuras

• सिद्धानाम् (siddhānāṁ): of the Siddhas (perfected beings)

• स्थानम् (sthānam): abode, seat, sacred place

• एतत् (etat): this

• हि (hi): indeed

• मदीय (madīya): My

• व्रत-धारिणाम् (vrata-dhāriṇām): of vow-bearers/observers (vow-practitioners).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Shiva-centered kshetra-mahatmya; the phrase 'madīya' reflects Shiva’s quoted authority within the narration)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Siddhas
• Devas
• Asuras

FAQs

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

It establishes Madhyameśvara as a universally revered Shiva-linga/kshetra, presenting the place itself as a siddha-sthāna where disciplined vow-based worship (vrata) bears fruition.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati—the sovereign whose name and abode are acknowledged even by opposing cosmic orders (devas and asuras), and whose grace ripens the sādhaka into a Siddha through adherence to his ordained vows.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Vrata-dhāraṇa (vow-observance) as a Shaiva discipline aligned with Pāśupata-oriented self-restraint—purifying the paśu (soul) from pāśa (bondage) in a Shiva-kshetra conducive to siddhi.