Shloka 2

लिङ्गपूजनसंक्षेपः

Concise Teaching on Liṅga Worship / Śiva-arcana-vidhi

Devanagari script

तत्राद्भुता महादिव्या लिंगोत्पत्तिः श्रुता शुभा । श्रुत्वा यस्याः प्रभावं च दुःखनाशो भवेदिह

Transliteration

tatrādbhutā mahādivyā liṃgotpattiḥ śrutā śubhā | śrutvā yasyāḥ prabhāvaṃ ca duḥkhanāśo bhavediha

Translation

Dort wird der glückverheißende Bericht von der wunderbaren, höchst göttlichen Erscheinung des Liṅga vernommen. Wer ihn hört und seine geistige Kraft erkennt, dessen Leid wird hier, in diesem Leben, vernichtet.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there/in that context
• तत्र: Desha-adhikarana (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• अद्भुता: wonderful
• अद्भुता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• महादिव्या: very divine
• महादिव्या: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महादिव्य (प्रातिपदिक: महा + दिव्य)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; कर्मधारय

• लिङ्गोत्पत्तिः: the origin of the Liṅga
• लिङ्गोत्पत्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्गोत्पत्ति (प्रातिपदिक: लिङ्ग + उत्पत्ति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (लिङ्गस्य उत्पत्तिः)

• श्रुता: was heard
• श्रुता: Kriya/State (क्रिया/भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुत (कृदन्त; श्रु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (कथितार्थे)

• शुभा: auspicious
• शुभा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• यस्याः: of which/whose
• यस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे

• प्रभावम्: power, efficacy
• प्रभावम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• दुःखनाशः: destruction of sorrow
• दुःखनाशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःखनाश (प्रातिपदिक: दुःख + नाश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दुःखस्य नाशः)

• भवेत्: would occur/comes to be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इह: here
• इह: Desha-adhikarana (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/प्रसङ्गवाचक (here/in this world)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Liṅgodbhava

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Refers to the auspicious, wondrous ‘liṅgotpatti’ narrative (manifestation/origin of the Liṅga). Hearing its prabhāva destroys duḥkha in this life—typical of Liṅga-māhātmya and Liṅgodbhava-style theology.

Significance: Śravaṇa of Liṅga-utpatti and its prabhāva is presented as a direct remedy for existential sorrow (duḥkha-nāśa), implying purification of pāśa (bondage) and ripening for grace.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that śravaṇa (devotional hearing) of the Liṅgotpatti narrative is itself a purifying Shaiva practice: the divine glory of Shiva’s Liṅga dissolves duḥkha (worldly sorrow) and turns the mind toward Pati (Shiva) as the saving refuge.

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

By praising the Liṅga’s “supremely divine” manifestation, the verse supports Liṅga-upāsanā as a direct, accessible form of Saguna Shiva worship—through which devotees approach the transcendent (Nirguna) Shiva via a sacred, grace-filled symbol.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is regular hearing/recitation of the Liṅgotpatti-kathā with devotion, ideally alongside simple Liṅga-pūjā (water offering) and japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” as a sorrow-destroying discipline.