Shloka 14

नैमिषारण्ये सूतागमनम् — लिङ्गमाहात्म्यभूमिका तथा शब्दब्रह्म-ओङ्कार-लिङ्गतत्त्वम्

Devanagari script

क्षेत्राण्यासाद्य चाभ्यर्च्य लिङ्गानि मुनिपुङ्गवः इह संनिहितः श्रीमान् नारदो ब्रह्मणः सुतः

Transliteration

kṣetrāṇyāsādya cābhyarcya liṅgāni munipuṅgavaḥ iha saṃnihitaḥ śrīmān nārado brahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ

Translation

Nachdem er die heiligen Stätten (kṣetra) und tīrthas erreicht und die Śiva-Liṅgas gebührend verehrt hatte, war der Beste unter den Weisen—der erhabene Nārada, Sohn Brahmās—hier zugegen.

Word by Word

• क्षेत्राणि (kṣetrāṇi): sacred places/holy fields (tīrthas)

• आसाद्य (āsādya): having reached/approached

• च (ca): and

• अभ्यर्च्य (abhyarcya): having worshipped with reverence

• लिङ्गानि (liṅgāni): Śiva-liṅgas, symbols of Pati (Śiva)

• मुनिपुङ्गवः (munipuṅgavaḥ): bull among sages, best of sages

• इह (iha): here, in this place/context

• संनिहितः (saṃnihitaḥ): present, arrived and stationed

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān): illustrious, endowed with auspicious glory

• नारदः (nāradaḥ): Nārada

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ): of Brahmā

• सुतः (sutaḥ): son

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Brahma
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It portrays liṅga-arcana as a primary means of approaching Pati (Śiva): one seeks sanctified kṣetras and worships the liṅga with reverence, establishing devotional and ritual eligibility for receiving the Purāṇic teaching.

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

By highlighting worship of the liṅga, the verse points to Śiva-tattva as the transcendent Pati indicated through the liṅga—aniconic yet present for the pashu (soul) to approach through devotion and rite.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Tīrtha-yātrā combined with liṅga-pūjā (abhyarcana). In Shaiva practice this supports purification of the pashu and loosening of pāśa (bondage) through disciplined worship directed to Pati.