Shloka 113

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

Devanagari script

स बिभ्रत्परमां मूर्तिं बभूव पुरुषः प्रभुः कृत्स्नं जगदिहैकस्थं कर्तुम् अन्त इव स्थितः

Transliteration

sa bibhratparamāṃ mūrtiṃ babhūva puruṣaḥ prabhuḥ kṛtsnaṃ jagadihaikasthaṃ kartum anta iva sthitaḥ

Translation

祂摄受至上之形相，成为主宰的普鲁沙（Puruṣa）。祂如同立于毁灭（溶解）之际，准备将此间整个宇宙摄归一处，归于一体之境。

Word by Word

• saḥ: He

• bibhrat: bearing/assuming

• paramām: supreme

• mūrtim: form/manifestation

• babhūva: became/manifested

• puruṣaḥ: the Cosmic Person, the indwelling Lord

• prabhuḥ: the Sovereign/Master

• kṛtsnam: entire/complete

• jagat: universe/world

• iha: here/in this manifest realm

• eka-stham: into one place/one state, unified

• kartum: to make/to effect

• antaḥ: end, dissolution (pralaya)

• iva: as if

• sthitaḥ: stood/abided

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana account to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as the one supreme ground who can unify and withdraw the entire cosmos; Linga worship centers on this formless-yet-present Pati who contains all worlds.

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

Shiva is portrayed as the Prabhu and Puruṣa who assumes a supreme manifestation while remaining transcendent—able to bring the many (jagat) into the One, especially at pralaya.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports contemplative Pashupata-oriented meditation: seeing all multiplicity as resting in the One Lord (Pati), loosening pasha (bondage) by unifying awareness in Shiva.