Shloka 29

Liṅga–Bera Pūjā: Nitya-Arcana and Upacāras as an Accessible Sādhana (लिङ्गबेरपूजा-विधानम्)

Devanagari script

ततः स्वलिंगचिह्नत्वात्स्तंभतो निष्कलं शिवः । स्वलिंगं दर्शयामास जगतां हितकाम्यया

Transliteration

tataḥ svaliṃgacihnatvātstaṃbhato niṣkalaṃ śivaḥ | svaliṃgaṃ darśayāmāsa jagatāṃ hitakāmyayā

Translation

ثمّ، لأنّ ذلك العمود كان يحمل علامته بوصفه لِينغا له، أظهر شيفا غير المتجزّئ (نيشكالا) لِينغاه من داخل العمود، رحمةً ورغبةً في خير جميع العوالم.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'thereafter/from that')

• स्वलिङ्गचिह्नत्वात्: because it was the sign of his liṅga
• स्वलिङ्गचिह्नत्वात्: Hetu (हेतु/अपादान-निमित्त)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-लिङ्ग-चिह्न-त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य लिङ्गस्य चिह्नत्वम् = being the mark of his liṅga)

• स्तम्भतः: from the pillar
• स्तम्भतः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; तसिलर्थे (from the pillar)

• निष्कलम्: partless, attributeless
• निष्कलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निष्कल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying liṅga implied/next pāda)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• स्वलिङ्गम्: his own liṅga
• स्वलिङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य लिङ्गम्)

• दर्शयामास: showed, manifested
• दर्शयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative sense: 'caused to be seen/showed')

• जगताम्: of the worlds/beings
• जगताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• हितकाम्यया: with the wish for (their) welfare
• हितकाम्यया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित-काम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (हितस्य काम्या = desire for welfare); हेतौ/प्रयोजने करणत्वेन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Liṅgodbhava

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: From the stambha marked as His own sign, Śiva reveals the Liṅga for jagat-hita (welfare of worlds). This frames the Liṅga as Śiva’s compassionate, accessible epiphany—transcendent yet worshippable.

Significance: Darśana of the Liṅga is construed as Śiva’s anugraha made visible; worship of the Liṅga becomes a universal upāya (means) for beings across varṇa/āśrama.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: grace-event: self-disclosure of the Liṅga from the cosmic pillar

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Linga

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that the transcendent, partless Śiva (niṣkala) out of grace makes Himself accessible through the Liṅga, so devotees can approach the formless Reality via a sacred, worship-worthy sign.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Although Śiva is beyond form, He reveals a tangible focus (the Liṅga) from the pillar, establishing Liṅga-worship as a compassionate bridge from saguna devotion to realization of the nirguṇa/niṣkala truth.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva as niṣkala while worshipping the Liṅga with reverence—performing Liṅga-darśana and simple abhiṣeka, and inwardly repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as an act of grace-centered devotion.