Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

यथा मोक्षमवाप्नोति अन्यत्र न तथा क्वचित् कामं ह्यत्र मृतो देवि जन्तुर्मोक्षाय कल्पते

Transliteration

yathā mokṣamavāpnoti anyatra na tathā kvacit kāmaṃ hyatra mṛto devi janturmokṣāya kalpate

Translation

如在此处获得解脱一般，别处绝无如此成就。诚然，噢天女（Devī），被缚之众生（jantu）若在此地命终——仅凭此事实——便具足得证解脱（mokṣa）之资格，为脱离系缚而成就。

Word by Word

• yathā: in the manner in which

• mokṣam: liberation

• avāpnoti: attains

• anyatra: elsewhere

• na: not

• tathā: in that same way

• kvacit: anywhere/at any time

• kāmam: indeed/assuredly (as desired)

• hi: for/indeed

• atra: here (in this sacred place/context)

• mṛtaḥ: having died

• devi: O Goddess

• jantuḥ: creature/embodied being (pashu-like bound soul)

• mokṣāya: for liberation

• kalpate: becomes fit/is deemed capable

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal Shaiva dialogue praising a liberating tirtha to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It asserts the unmatched liberating power of a Shiva-associated kshetra/tirtha: proximity to the Linga (Pati) and His sacred domain is portrayed as a direct condition for the pashu’s release from pasha, even at the time of death.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the supreme liberator (Pati) whose grace overrides ordinary karmic limitation; liberation is not merely self-achieved but becomes possible through contact with His sacred presence.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse primarily highlights kshetra-sevā (dwelling/serving in a Shiva-kshetra) and tirtha-smarana as grace-bearing supports; it aligns with Pashupata orientation where devotion and surrender to Pati are central to moksha.