Shloka 52
The Greatness of Kāśī (Avimukta): Pilgrimage Calendar, Yātrā-Dharma, and the Network of Śiva-Liṅgas
ब्रह्मणश्चापि संगृह्य विष्णुना स्थापितः पुनः । हिरण्यगर्भ इत्येवं नाम्ना तत्र स्थितः शिवः ॥ ५२ ॥
brahmaṇaścāpi saṃgṛhya viṣṇunā sthāpitaḥ punaḥ | hiraṇyagarbha ityevaṃ nāmnā tatra sthitaḥ śivaḥ || 52 ||
Lại nữa, sau khi thu nhiếp cả tinh lực liên hệ với Brahmā, Viṣṇu một lần nữa an lập Ngài tại đó. Vì thế, Śiva ngự tại nơi ấy dưới danh xưng “Hiraṇyagarbha”.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents a harmonizing Purāṇic vision: Viṣṇu’s ordering power establishes Śiva in a sacred locus, indicating unity of divine functions within a tīrtha-mahātmya framework.
By showing Viṣṇu as the establisher and maintainer of sacred divine presence, it supports Viṣṇu-bhakti as a stabilizing devotional axis while still honoring Śiva’s revered manifestation at the site.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught directly; the verse is primarily tīrtha-mahātmya and deity-identification (nāma/manifestation) used in Purāṇic ritual remembrance and pilgrimage practice.