Shloka 22

अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति

Devanagari script

तदा तदावतीर्णस्त्वं करिष्यसि निरामयम् नाधिकस्त्वत्समो ऽप्यस्ति हरे शिवपरायण

Transliteration

tadā tadāvatīrṇastvaṃ kariṣyasi nirāmayam nādhikastvatsamo 'pyasti hare śivaparāyaṇa

Translation

Immer wieder, wenn du herabsteigst, wirst du die Welt frei von Leid und Krankheit machen. O Hari, ganz auf Shiva ausgerichtet — niemand ist höher als du, ja nicht einmal dir gleich in diesem Dienst am Herrn.

Word by Word

• तदा तदा: again and again

• अवतीर्णः त्वम्: you having descended (incarnated)

• करिष्यसि: you will accomplish/make

• निरामयम्: free from disease, suffering, and calamity

• न: not

• अधिकः: superior

• त्वत्समः अपि: even equal to you

• अस्ति: exists

• हरे: O Hari (Vishnu)

• शिवपरायण: one whose supreme refuge/devotion is Shiva

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; verse praising Hari as Shiva-parayana within the internal narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu (Hari)

FAQs

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

It frames divine descent as Shiva’s compassionate governance (Pati’s anugraha) working through cosmic order: when dharma declines, the world is made “nirāmaya,” supporting Linga-worship as a means to remove pasha (bondage/suffering) for the pashu (soul).

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the supreme refuge and highest reality (Pati), such that even Hari is praised as “shiva-parāyaṇa,” indicating the Linga Purana’s Shaiva siddhānta emphasis on Shiva’s transcendence and grace as the ultimate cause of welfare.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse primarily highlights bhakti as the inner discipline—taking Shiva as the highest refuge (parāyaṇatā). In Shaiva practice, this aligns with Linga-pūjā and Pāśupata-oriented surrender where suffering is removed through devotion and divine grace.