Shloka 5

ईशानकल्पवृत्तान्तः तथा लैङ्गपुराणस्य संक्षेप-सूची

Devanagari script

चतुर्लक्षेण संक्षिप्ते कृष्णद्वैपायनेन तु अत्रैकादशसाहस्रैः कथितो लिङ्गसम्भवः

Transliteration

caturlakṣeṇa saṃkṣipte kṛṣṇadvaipāyanena tu atraikādaśasāhasraiḥ kathito liṅgasambhavaḥ

Translation

When the work of four hundred thousand verses was abridged by Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa), the account of the origin of the Liṅga was set forth here in eleven thousand verses.

Word by Word

• चतुर्लक्षेण: by four hundred thousand (verses)

• संक्षिप्ते: when condensed/abridged

• कृष्णद्वैपायनेन: by Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)

• तु: indeed

• अत्र: here (in this Purāṇa)

• एकादशसाहस्रैः: by eleven thousand (verses)

• कथितः: narrated/expounded

• लिङ्गसम्भवः: the arising/origin of the Linga

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Krishna Dvaipayana (Vyasa)
• Shiva (implied through Linga)

FAQs

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

It frames the Linga-sambhava (origin of the Linga) as a central, deliberately preserved teaching within the abridged Linga Purana, emphasizing its scriptural authority for Linga-upasana.

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

By foregrounding “Linga-sambhava,” it points to Shiva as Pati—the transcendent source whose formless reality is conveyed through the Linga as the primary sign (liṅga) of the Absolute.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; it establishes the textual foundation upon which later instructions for Shiva-puja and Pashupata-oriented discipline are taught.