Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58
Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti
तं सिद्धगन्धर्वसुरेन्द्रवीराः सुरेन्द्रवृन्दाधिपम् इन्द्रम् ईशम् समन्ततस्तुष्टुवुरिष्टदं ते जयेति शक्रं वरपुष्पवृष्ट्या
taṃ siddhagandharvasurendravīrāḥ surendravṛndādhipam indram īśam samantatastuṣṭuvuriṣṭadaṃ te jayeti śakraṃ varapuṣpavṛṣṭyā
Then the Siddhas, Gandharvas, and the heroic lords of the Devas praised Indra—the ruler of the divine hosts—on every side. Crying “Victory!”, they extolled Śakra, bestower of desired boons, showering him with a rain of excellent flowers.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana’s account)
FAQs
It models pūjā-style honor—stuti (praise), “jaya” acclamation, and puṣpavṛṣṭi (flower-offering)—a devotional grammar later redirected in the Linga Purana toward the supreme Pati, Shiva, whose grace ultimately stabilizes victory and order.
Though Indra is praised as īśa here, the Shaiva Siddhānta framing treats such lordship as delegated and contingent; true Īśvara (Pati) is Shiva, and the verse highlights how cosmic roles (like Indra’s) are celebrated within a hierarchy upheld by Shiva’s sovereign tattva.
A public stuti-krama: victory proclamation (jaya-śabda) and flower-offering (puṣpa-vṛṣṭi), echoing temple and pūjā protocols; yogically, it implies humility and alignment of power with dharma rather than pasha-bound pride.