Shloka 107

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

Devanagari script

उपशान्तं शिवं चैव ज्येष्ठस्थाननिवासिनम् शुक्रेश्वरं च विख्यातं व्याघ्रेशं जम्बुकेश्वरम्

Transliteration

upaśāntaṃ śivaṃ caiva jyeṣṭhasthānanivāsinam śukreśvaraṃ ca vikhyātaṃ vyāghreśaṃ jambukeśvaram

Translation

我顶礼于至寂至吉祥的湿婆——安住于原初圣座（耶什塔圣处）；亦顶礼于著名的舒克雷湿伐罗；顶礼于毗耶伽雷湿伐罗——虎之国土所奉祀的主；并顶礼于占布迦湿伐罗——占布林苑之主。诸尊皆为主宰（Pati）之林伽显现，能解开系缚众生（paśu）的缚索（pāśa）。

Word by Word

• उपशान्तम्: perfectly tranquil, fully appeased

• शिवम्: Shiva, the auspicious Pati

• च एव: and indeed

• ज्येष्ठस्थान-निवासिनम्: the one residing in the Jyeṣṭha (most ancient/foremost) sacred seat

• शुक्रेश्वरम्: Śukreśvara (Shiva as the Lord associated with Śukra/brightness/Śukra’s worship)

• च: and

• विख्यातम्: renowned, widely celebrated

• व्याघ्रेशम्: Vyāghreśa, Lord of the tiger(-region)/tiger-associated shrine

• जम्बुकेश्वरम्: Jambukeśvara, Lord of the Jambu-grove (jambu-tree sacred site)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It functions as kṣetra-nāma-kīrtana—reciting Shiva’s Linga-abode names (Śukreśvara, Vyāghreśa, Jambukeśvara, etc.) as a devotional act that invokes Pati’s presence in specific tīrthas and supports merit, purification, and steadiness in Linga-pūjā.

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

Shiva is presented as upaśānta (supremely tranquil) and śiva (intrinsically auspicious), the sovereign Pati who can be approached through multiple manifestations as Kṣetra-Linga—one reality appearing through many celebrated abodes while remaining beyond agitation and bondage.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Nāma-japa and kṣetra-smaraṇa (remembrance/recitation of shrine-names) as an auxiliary to Linga-pūjā; yogically, it supports Pāśupata orientation by turning the paśu’s attention toward Pati, weakening pāśa through sustained devotional recollection.