Shloka 49

आचार्य-धर्मलक्षण-श्रद्धाभक्तिप्राधान्यं तथा लिङ्गे ध्यान-पूजाविधानसंकेतः

Adhyaya 10

Devanagari script

ध्येयो लिङ्गे त्वया दृष्टे विष्णुना पयसां निधौ पूज्यः पञ्चास्यरूपेण पवित्रैः पञ्चभिर्द्विजैः

Transliteration

dhyeyo liṅge tvayā dṛṣṭe viṣṇunā payasāṃ nidhau pūjyaḥ pañcāsyarūpeṇa pavitraiḥ pañcabhirdvijaiḥ

Translation

When you have beheld the Liṅga—as Viṣṇu once beheld it in the ocean, the treasury of waters—then that Liṅga is to be contemplated and worshipped as the Five‑Faced Lord, with the pure service of five consecrated twice‑born priests.

Word by Word

• ध्येयः (dhyeyaḥ): to be meditated upon

• लिङ्गे (liṅge): upon/in the Liṅga

• त्वया (tvayā): by you

• दृष्टे (dṛṣṭe): when seen/beheld

• विष्णुना (viṣṇunā): by Viṣṇu

• पयसाम् (payasām): of waters

• निधौ (nidhau): in the treasury/reservoir (ocean)

• पूज्यः (pūjyaḥ): to be worshipped

• पञ्चास्यरूपेण (pañcāsyarūpeṇa): in the form of the Five-Faced (Sadyojāta, Vāmadeva, Aghora, Tatpuruṣa, Īśāna)

• पवित्रैः (pavitraiḥ): by the pure/ritually purified

• पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ): by five

• द्विजैः (dvijaiḥ): twice-born (Brahmin priests).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; verse preserves an instruction within the Linga-worship narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It links Liṅga-darśana (direct spiritual recognition of the Liṅga) to two core disciplines—dhyāna and pūjā—specifically prescribing worship of Shiva as Pañcānana (the Five-Faced Lord), emphasizing orthodox, purified ritual support.

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

Shiva is indicated as Pati revealed through the Liṅga and expressible for worship as the fivefold manifestation (Pañcabrahma/Pañcānana), a form that integrates transcendence (Liṅga as signless Reality) with accessible divine functions for the bound pashu seeking release from pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights Liṅga-dhyāna (meditative absorption on the Liṅga) alongside formal Pañcānana-pūjā, implying a disciplined, Vaidika-Śaiva worship setting with five ritually pure dvijas as officiants.