Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58

ध्यानयोगेन रुद्रदर्शनम् — रुद्रावतार-परिवर्तक्रमः, लकुली (कायावतार), पाशुपतयोगः, लिङ्गार्चन-निष्ठा

Devanagari script

सर्वज्ञः समबुद्धिश् च साध्यः सर्वस्तथैव च प्राप्य माहेश्वरं योगं रुद्रलोकं गता हि ते

Transliteration

sarvajñaḥ samabuddhiś ca sādhyaḥ sarvastathaiva ca prāpya māheśvaraṃ yogaṃ rudralokaṃ gatā hi te

Translation

Having attained Māheśvara Yoga, they indeed went to Rudra’s world—becoming all-knowing, even-minded, fully perfected, and complete in every way.

Word by Word

• सर्वज्ञः: all-knowing

• समबुद्धिः: even-minded, equal vision

• च: and

• साध्यः: accomplished, perfected (fit to be attained)

• सर्वः: complete, whole

• तथैव: just so, likewise

• च: and

• प्राप्य: having attained

• माहेश्वरम्: belonging to Maheśvara (Śiva), Śaiva

• योगम्: yogic discipline/union

• रुद्रलोकम्: Rudra’s realm (Rudraloka)

• गताः: gone, attained

• हि: indeed

• ते: they

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Maheśvara

FAQs

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

It links Śiva-oriented practice (Māheśvara Yoga, typically grounded in devotion to the Liṅga and Śaiva discipline) with its fruit: transformation of the pashu (soul) into purified, perfected awareness and attainment of Rudraloka by Śiva’s grace (Pati).

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

Śiva is implied as Maheśvara/Pati—the Lord whose yoga and grace confer jñāna (sarvajñatā), equanimity (samabuddhi), and completion, indicating His role as the liberator who removes pāśa (bondage) and establishes the soul in Śiva-aligned consciousness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Māheśvara Yoga—Śaiva/Pāśupata-oriented yogic union and discipline—presented as the direct means to attain Rudraloka and the marks of spiritual perfection such as equanimity and awakened knowledge.