Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25

ययातिना पूरौ राज्याभिषेकः, दिक्प्रदानं, तृष्णा-वैराग्योपदेशः, वनप्रवेशः च

Devanagari script

भृगुतुङ्गे तपस्तप्त्वा तत्रैव च महायशाः साधयित्वा त्वनशनं सदारः स्वर्गमाप्तवान्

Transliteration

bhṛgutuṅge tapastaptvā tatraiva ca mahāyaśāḥ sādhayitvā tvanaśanaṃ sadāraḥ svargamāptavān

Translation

ভৃগুতুঙ্গে তিনি তপস্যা করলেন; সেই মহাযশস্বী ব্যক্তি সেখানেই অনশন-ব্রত সম্পন্ন করে পত্নীসহ স্বর্গ লাভ করলেন।

Word by Word

• भृगुतुङ्गे: on (the sacred place/mountain) Bhṛgutunga

• तपः: austerity, spiritual heat

• तप्त्वा: having performed/undertaken

• तत्रैव: there itself

• च: and

• महायशाः: greatly renowned, of great fame

• साधयित्वा: having accomplished/fulfilled

• तु: indeed

• अनशनम्: fasting, complete abstention from food (a vrata)

• सदारः: together with (his) wife

• स्वर्गम्: heaven, celestial realm

• आप्तवान्: attained, obtained

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights that disciplined tapas and a vrata like anaśana, performed in a Shaiva sacred kshetra, generate merit that supports ascent to higher lokas—an outer fruit that also prepares the pashu (soul) for deeper Shiva-bhakti and Linga-upasana.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati, the supreme regulator of karmic fruits: when austerity is rightly performed, the resulting grace and merit manifest as upliftment (here, svarga), showing Shiva’s governance over dharma and spiritual purification.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Anaśana (austere fasting) coupled with tapas in a sacred place—an ascetic-vrata practice resonant with Pashupata discipline aimed at burning impurities (pāśa) and strengthening devotion.