Shloka 97

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

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वैनमपि देवेशं सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात् ग्रहैः शुक्रपुरोगैश् च एतानि स्थापितानि ह

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvainamapi deveśaṃ sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt grahaiḥ śukrapurogaiś ca etāni sthāpitāni ha

Translation

Chỉ cần chiêm ngưỡng Đấng Chúa tể của chư Thiên ấy, người ta liền đạt được mọi sở nguyện. Những (hình tướng/liṅga) này quả thật đã được các quyền lực tinh tú an lập, với Śukra (Kim Tinh) đứng đầu.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā): having seen, beholding

• एनम् (enam): him/this (Lord)

• अपि (api): even

• देवेशम् (deveśam): the Lord of the gods (Śiva as Pati)

• सर्वान् (sarvān): all

• कामान् (kāmān): desired objects/aims

• अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt): one may obtain/attain

• ग्रहैः (grahaiḥ): by the Grahas (planetary deities)

• शुक्रपुरोगैः (śukra-purogaiḥ): with Śukra in front/at the head

• च (ca): and

• एतानि (etāni): these

• स्थापितानि (sthāpitāni): established/installed

• ह (ha): indeed (emphatic particle).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas
• Grahas
• Shukra (Venus)

FAQs

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

It teaches that even simple linga-darśana of Deveśa (Śiva as Pati) is spiritually efficacious, granting iṣṭa-phala; it also links linga-sthāpana to graha-devatās, implying remedial and harmonizing power over planetary influences.

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

Śiva is presented as Deveśa—the sovereign Pati—whose grace is accessible even through mere beholding; the grahas function as subordinate powers, while Śiva remains the transcendent source who can loosen pāśa and fulfill dharmic kāmas.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Linga-darśana and graha-associated linga-sthāpana are highlighted as devotional remedies; as a Shaiva Siddhanta takeaway, such worship supports purification of the paśu and mitigation of karmic constraints often experienced as graha-doṣa.