Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 104

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

एवं पुत्रमुपामन्त्र्य प्रणम्य च महेश्वरम् निरीक्ष्य भार्यां सदसि जगाम पितरं वशी

Transliteration

evaṃ putramupāmantrya praṇamya ca maheśvaram nirīkṣya bhāryāṃ sadasi jagāma pitaraṃ vaśī

Translation

Thus, after addressing his son, bowing to Mahēśvara, and casting a glance toward his wife in the assembly, the self-controlled one went into the gathering to his father.

Word by Word

• एवं (evaṁ): thus

• पुत्रम् (putram): the son

• उपामन्त्र्य (upāmantrya): having addressed/called aside and instructed

• प्रणम्य (praṇamya): having bowed/prostrated

• च (ca): and

• महेश्वरम् (maheśvaram): Mahēśvara (Lord Śiva, the Pati)

• निरीक्ष्य (nirīkṣya): having looked at/considered

• भार्याम् (bhāryām): (his) wife

• सदसि (sadasi): in/into the assembly, court

• जगाम (jagāma): went

• पितरम् (pitaram): to (his) father

• वशी (vaśī): self-mastered, restrained, disciplined.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Maheshvara)
• son
• wife
• father

FAQs

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

It models the devotee’s proper sequence: honoring Mahēśvara (Pati) first through pranāma, then attending worldly duties—showing that all action should be subordinated to Śiva-bhakti and temple/linga-centered reverence.

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

By naming Śiva as Mahēśvara, it points to Him as the supreme Lord (Pati) worthy of foremost salutation, the sovereign reality before whom household and social roles are harmonized.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights disciplined conduct (vaśitva/self-mastery) and pranāma as a foundational limb of devotion—an ethical-yogic prerequisite aligned with Pāśupata orientation before engaging in public or familial duties.