Shloka 1

अध्याय १०१: हैमवती-तपः, तारकवंश-उत्पातः, स्कन्द-प्रत्याशा, मदनदहनम्

Devanagari script

इति श्रीलिङ्गमहापुराणे पूर्वभागे शिवकृद्दक्षयज्ञविध्वंसनो नाम शततमो ऽध्यायः ऋषय ऊचुः कथं हिमवतः पुत्री बभूवांबा सती शुभा कथं वा देवदेवेशम् अवाप पतिमीश्वरम्

Transliteration

iti śrīliṅgamahāpurāṇe pūrvabhāge śivakṛddakṣayajñavidhvaṃsano nāma śatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ ṛṣaya ūcuḥ kathaṃ himavataḥ putrī babhūvāṃbā satī śubhā kathaṃ vā devadeveśam avāpa patimīśvaram

Translation

وهكذا، في «شري لينغا مهابورانا» (القسم الأول) يبتدئ الفصل الحادي بعد المئة، المسمّى «تحطيم ذبيحة دكشا على يد شيفا». قال الحكماء: «كيف صارت ساتي المباركة—المبجَّلة بوصفها الأم—ابنةَ هيمَفَت؟ وكيف نالت زوجًا ذلك الإيشڤرا الأعلى، إلهَ الآلهة وسيدَهم؟»

Word by Word

• iti: thus

• śrī-liṅga-mahāpurāṇe: in the auspicious Liṅga Mahāpurāṇa

• pūrva-bhāge: in the first section (Pūrvabhāga)

• śivakṛt: done by Śiva

• dakṣa-yajña: Dakṣa’s sacrifice

• vidhvaṃsanaḥ: destruction

• nāma: named

• śatatamaḥ: hundred-and-first

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter

• ṛṣayaḥ: sages

• ūcuḥ: said

• katham: how

• himavataḥ: of Himavat (Himālaya)

• putrī: daughter

• babhūva: became/was born

• ambā: Mother (Divine Mother)

• satī: Satī

• śubhā: auspicious

• katham vā: and how

• deva-deveśam: the Lord of the lords of the gods

• avāpa: attained/obtained

• patim: husband

• īśvaram: the sovereign Lord (Īśvara)

Speaker

Ṛṣis (Sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, within Sūta’s narration framework)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati
• Himavat
• Daksha

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva as Devadeveśa and Īśvara (Pati), establishing the theological basis for Liṅga-upāsanā: worship is directed to the Supreme Lord who transcends all gods, while Śakti (Satī) is presented as inseparable from him in the sacred narrative.

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

Śiva is identified as Īśvara and Devadeveśa—sovereign over the devas—indicating the Shaiva Siddhānta emphasis on Pati-tattva: the supreme, independent Lord who grants order, grace, and liberation to the bound souls (paśu).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this opening query; it sets up the Dakṣa-yajña episode and the Shiva–Śakti account that later grounds proper Śiva-pūjā and the inward orientation of Pāśupata discipline toward Pati (Īśvara).