Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19

Vighneshvara-Prashna and Deva-Krita Shiva-Stava

Adhyaya 104

Devanagari script

सर्वेषाम् एव भूतानां हृदि निःस्वनकारिणे भ्रुवोर् अन्ते सदा सद्भिर् दृष्टायात्यन्तभानवे

Transliteration

sarveṣām eva bhūtānāṃ hṛdi niḥsvanakāriṇe bhruvor ante sadā sadbhir dṛṣṭāyātyantabhānave

Translation

Salutations to the supremely radiant One who awakens the subtle inner resonance within the hearts of all beings, and who is ever beheld by the virtuous at the final point between the brows.

Word by Word

• सर्वेषाम्: of all

• एव: indeed

• भूतानाम्: beings

• हृदि: in the heart

• निःस्वन-कारिणे: to the One who produces the subtle sound/resonance

• भ्रुवोः अन्ते: at the end/junction of the eyebrows (between the brows)

• सदा: always

• सद्भिः: by the good/true ones (saints)

• दृष्टाय: to the One who is seen/realized

• अत्यन्त-भानवे: to the exceedingly radiant One

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a dhyana-stotra style teaching within the Linga Purana narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shifts Linga-worship from outer ritual alone to antar-linga upasana—realizing Shiva as the inner light and subtle resonance present in the heart of every being.

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

Shiva is presented as Pati—the supremely luminous consciousness—experienced as inner radiance and a subtle unstruck resonance (niḥsvana) that saints perceive through purified awareness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A yogic dhyana aligned with Pashupata discipline: centering awareness at the bhrumadhya (between the brows) while attending to the heart’s subtle inner resonance, leading the pashu toward release from pasha.