Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 97

Adhyaya 70: आदिसर्गः—महत्-अहङ्कार-तन्मात्रा-भूतसृष्टिः, ब्रह्माण्डावरणम्, प्रजासर्गः, त्रिमूर्ति-शैवाधिष्ठानम्

Devanagari script

ऋषिः सर्वगतत्वाच्च शरीरी सो ऽस्य यत्प्रभुः स्वामित्वमस्य यत्सर्वं विष्णुः सर्वप्रवेशनात्

Transliteration

ṛṣiḥ sarvagatatvācca śarīrī so 'sya yatprabhuḥ svāmitvamasya yatsarvaṃ viṣṇuḥ sarvapraveśanāt

Translation

He is called Ṛṣi because He is all‑pervading; He is called Śarīrī because He indwells all bodies. He is Prabhu because He is Lord over all, and Svāmin because all things belong to Him. He is called Viṣṇu because He enters into everything—pervading all from within.

Word by Word

• ऋषिः: seer, the all-knowing Lord

• सर्वगतत्वात्: because of all-pervasiveness

• च: and

• शरीरी: the indweller of embodied beings, the one with (all) bodies as His field

• सः: He

• अस्य: of this (universe/all beings)

• यत्: because/that by which

• प्रभुः: sovereign Lord

• स्वामित्वम्: ownership, mastery

• अस्य: of this (all)

• यत्: because/that by which

• सर्वम्: everything

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu (the all-pervader)

• सर्वप्रवेशनात्: because of entering into all (as inner controller).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a śiva-tattva teaching within the Purāṇic discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It grounds Liṅga-pūjā in tattva: the Liṅga signifies the one Pati who pervades and indwells all beings; worship is not limited to a form but directed to the omnipresent Lord who is the inner ruler of all.

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

It presents Śiva as both transcendent lordship (Prabhu, Svāmin—master of all) and immanent presence (Śarīrī—indweller; sarvapraveśa—entering all). In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, He is Pati who permeates pashus while remaining their sovereign.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The yogic takeaway is antaryāmin-bhāvanā (contemplation of the indwelling Lord): in Pāśupata-oriented practice, one meditates on Śiva as present in all bodies and all states, loosening pasha through constant remembrance.