Shloka 60

Shivamurti–Pratishtha Phala: Shivalaya-Nirmana, Kshetra-Mahatmya, Tirtha-Snana, and Mandala-Vidhi

Devanagari script

यः प्रातर्देवदेवेशं शिवं लिङ्गस्वरूपिणम् पश्येत्स याति सर्वस्माद् अधिकां गतिमेव च

Transliteration

yaḥ prātardevadeveśaṃ śivaṃ liṅgasvarūpiṇam paśyetsa yāti sarvasmād adhikāṃ gatimeva ca

Translation

من يُبصر عند الفجر شيفا—ربَّ الآلهة—القائم في ذات صورة اللِّينغا، ينال المسار الأسمى للتحرّر، أرفع من كل نيلٍ سواه.

Word by Word

• यः (yaḥ): whoever

• प्रातर् (prātar): at dawn, in the morning

• देवदेवेशम् (devadeveśam): the Lord of the lords of the gods, supreme over the devas

• शिवम् (śivam): Śiva, the auspicious Lord (Pati)

• लिङ्गस्वरूपिणम् (liṅga-svarūpiṇam): whose essential form is the Liṅga, present as the Liṅga-symbol

• पश्येत् (paśyet): may see, beholds (with devotion)

• सः (saḥ): he

• याति (yāti): goes, attains

• सर्वस्मात् (sarasmāt): beyond/above everything (all other goals/paths)

• अधिकाम् (adhikām): higher, superior

• गतिम् (gatim): state, destination, spiritual attainment

• एव (eva): indeed, certainly

• च (ca): and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares that mere dawn-darśana of Śiva as the Liṅga—performed with devotion—yields the highest gati, placing Liṅga-upāsanā above ordinary worldly and even many heavenly attainments.

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

Śiva is presented as Devadeveśa (supreme Pati) and as liṅga-svarūpin—His presence is not separate from the Liṅga; the Liṅga is a revelatory form through which the bound pashu can directly approach the Lord beyond pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Morning practice (prātar) of Liṅga-darśana—approaching, seeing, and inwardly contemplating Śiva in the Liṅga—aligns with Pāśupata-oriented devotion where darśana and bhāvanā become a direct means toward liberation.