Shloka 105

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

Devanagari script

आदिदेवो महादेवः प्रलयस्थितिकारकः सर्गश् च भुवनाधीशः शर्वव्यापी सदाशिवः शिवब्रह्मामृतं ग्राह्यं मोक्षसाधनम् उत्तमम्

Transliteration

ādidevo mahādevaḥ pralayasthitikārakaḥ sargaś ca bhuvanādhīśaḥ śarvavyāpī sadāśivaḥ śivabrahmāmṛtaṃ grāhyaṃ mokṣasādhanam uttamam

Translation

Mahādeva, der Urgott, ist der Wirkende von Auflösung und Erhaltung; und Er selbst ist auch der Antrieb der Schöpfung — Herr der Welten, allgegenwärtig als Śarva, ewig gegründet als Sadāśiva. Darum soll man den Nektar von Śiva-Brahman (Śiva als höchste Wirklichkeit) empfangen und in sich aufnehmen; denn er ist das höchste Mittel zum mokṣa — zur Befreiung vom paśa und zur Vollendung des paśu in der Vereinigung mit Pati.

Word by Word

• आदिदेवः: the primordial Deva

• महादेवः: the Great God (Śiva)

• प्रलय: dissolution

• स्थिति: maintenance/preservation

• कारकः: doer, causal agent

• सर्गः: creation/emission

• च: and

• भुवन-अधीशः: Lord of the worlds

• शर्व: Śarva (a name of Śiva)

• व्यापी: all-pervading

• सदाशिवः: Sadāśiva, eternally auspicious Lord

• शिव-ब्रह्म-अमृतम्: the nectar of Śiva as Brahman (supreme Reality)

• ग्राह्यम्: to be accepted/received/realized

• मोक्ष-साधनम्: means to liberation

• उत्तमम्: supreme, highest.

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sadashiva
• Sharva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-upāsanā as more than ritual: worship is meant to culminate in grasping “Śiva-Brahman,” the inner reality signified by the Liṅga, which alone becomes the supreme means to mokṣa.

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

Śiva is presented as Pati—the all-pervading Sadāśiva who governs sṛṣṭi, sthiti, and pralaya, and who is identical with Brahman; realizing Him dissolves paśa (bondage) and fulfills the paśu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes jñāna-oriented upāsanā: receiving/realizing the “nectar of Śiva-Brahman,” which aligns with Pāśupata-oriented contemplation where worship matures into liberating insight (mokṣa-sādhana).