Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24

क्षुपदधीचिसंवादः — शिलादतपः, वरसीमा, मेघवाहनकल्पे त्रिदेवसमागमः

Devanagari script

प्रसीद देहि मे सर्वं सर्वात्मत्वं तव प्रभो तदाथ लब्ध्वा भगवान् भवात्सर्वात्मतां क्षणात्

Transliteration

prasīda dehi me sarvaṃ sarvātmatvaṃ tava prabho tadātha labdhvā bhagavān bhavātsarvātmatāṃ kṣaṇāt

Translation

Be gracious, O Lord; grant me everything—grant me the realization of Your all-pervading Selfhood, O Prabhu. Having attained that, the blessed one is, in an instant, established in the state of being the Self of all beings—through Your grace as Pati who releases the paśu from pāśa.

Word by Word

• प्रसीद: be gracious, show favor

• देहि: grant, give

• मे: to me

• सर्वं: all, everything

• सर्वात्मत्वं: the state of being the Self of all (all-pervading Selfhood)

• तव: Your

• प्रभो: O Lord, Master

• तदा: then

• अथ: thereafter/indeed

• लब्ध्वा: having attained

• भगवान्: the blessed one, the God-realized person

• भवात्: by/through You (from You, by Your agency)

• सर्वात्मतां: all-selfness, identity with all

• क्षणात्: in an instant.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a devotee’s supplication within the Linga Purana’s Shaiva teaching context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga worship as a grace-centered path: the devotee seeks not merely boons, but Shiva’s sarvātmatva—realizing the Linga as the all-pervading Pati who pervades all beings.

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

Shiva is invoked as Sarvātman (the Self of all) and Prabhu (sovereign Lord). Liberation is depicted as instantaneous establishment in all-pervading awareness, made possible by Shiva’s anugraha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights the inner aim of Pashupata-oriented sadhana—seeking Shiva’s grace for direct realization (jñāna) rather than external results—consistent with meditative Linga-upasana and surrender (śaraṇāgati).