Shloka 10
दक्षयज्ञध्वंसः—वीरभद्रप्रेषणं, देवविष्ण्वोः पराजयः, पुनरनुग्रहः
अग्नयो नैव दीप्यन्ति न च दीप्यति भास्करः ग्रहाश् च न प्रकाश्यन्ते न देवा न च दानवाः
agnayo naiva dīpyanti na ca dīpyati bhāskaraḥ grahāś ca na prakāśyante na devā na ca dānavāḥ
There the fires do not blaze, nor does the Sun shine; the planets give no light, and neither the devas nor the dānavas appear radiant. Thus is shown the transcendence of the Supreme Liṅga—Pati (Śiva)—beyond all created luminosity and beyond the reach of the paśu bound in pāśa.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; describing the scene of the transcendent Linga to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It teaches that the Linga signifies Shiva as the self-luminous Pati, not an object illuminated by external fire or sun—so worship is directed to the transcendent source of all radiance, not merely to a visible form.
By stating that even fire, the Sun, and the grahas do not shine there, it points to Shiva-tattva as beyond worldly prakāśa (created light) and beyond the scope of devas and dānavas—indicating an absolute reality surpassing the guṇas and cosmic functions.
It implies an inward, Pāśupata-oriented contemplation: when external lights and powers are negated, the paśu turns from sensory supports to meditative recognition of the inner, self-revealing Linga (Pati) that cuts pāśa.