Shloka 29
अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्य
The Greatness of Avimukta–Vārāṇasī and Viśveśvara
ब्रह्मा देवर्षिभिस्सार्द्धं विष्णुर्वापि दिवाकरः । उपासते महात्मानस्सर्वे मामिह चापरे
brahmā devarṣibhissārddhaṃ viṣṇurvāpi divākaraḥ | upāsate mahātmānassarve māmiha cāpare
یہاں برہما دیورشیوں کے ساتھ، وِشنو اور دیواکر (سورج) بھی میری عبادت کرتے ہیں؛ بلکہ تمام مہاتما اور بہت سے دوسرے بھی اسی جگہ میری آرادھنا کرتے ہیں۔
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: Śiva declares that Brahmā, Viṣṇu, the Sun, and devarṣis worship him here—asserting Śiva’s supremacy and Kāśī as a cosmic convergence point where even the highest devas perform upāsanā.
Significance: Validates Kāśī worship by showing it as the practice of the highest cosmic authorities; reinforces Śiva as Pati over all gods.
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse establishes Śiva as the supreme Pati (Lord) whom even the highest cosmic powers—Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Sūrya—revere, pointing the seeker toward single-pointed Śiva-bhakti as a direct means to grace and liberation.
In the Kotirudra context (Jyotirliṅga glorification), it supports Saguna upāsanā: worship of Śiva as manifest and approachable—classically through the Liṅga—while affirming that this worship leads toward realization of His transcendent supremacy.
The takeaway is steady upāsanā of Śiva—especially Liṅga-pūjā with the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), and traditional Shaiva marks like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as supports for daily remembrance.