Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 124

उमामहेश्वरव्रतं—पञ्चाक्षरमन्त्रस्य माहात्म्यं, न्यासः, जपविधिः, सदाचारः, विनियोगः

Devanagari script

प्रसन्ना विपुलान् भोगान् दद्यान्मुक्तिं च शाश्वतीम् यक्षरक्षःपिशाचाश् च ग्रहाः सर्वे च भीषणाः जापिनं नोपसर्पन्ति भयभीताः समन्ततः

Transliteration

prasannā vipulān bhogān dadyānmuktiṃ ca śāśvatīm yakṣarakṣaḥpiśācāś ca grahāḥ sarve ca bhīṣaṇāḥ jāpinaṃ nopasarpanti bhayabhītāḥ samantataḥ

Translation

When She—the gracious Divine Power presiding over the mantra—is pleased, She bestows abundant enjoyments and also eternal liberation. And all the terrifying beings—yakṣas, rākṣasas, piśācas, and every dreadful graha—do not approach the practitioner of japa; frightened, they keep away on all sides.

Word by Word

• prasannā: being pleased, gracious

• vipulān: abundant, vast

• bhogān: enjoyments, prosperities

• dadyāt: would grant, bestow

• muktim: liberation (release of the paśu from pāśa)

• ca: and

• śāśvatīm: eternal, everlasting

• yakṣa: yakṣa-class spirit-being

• rakṣaḥ: rākṣasa, harmful being

• piśācāḥ: piśāca, ghoul-like spirit

• ca: and

• grahāḥ: seizing forces/afflictive entities (grahas)

• sarve: all

• ca: and

• bhīṣaṇāḥ: fearsome, dreadful

• jāpinaṁ: the one engaged in japa

• na upasarpanti: do not come near/approach

• bhaya-bhītāḥ: terrified with fear

• samantataḥ: from every side, all around

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the phala-śruti within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Yakshas
• Rakshasas
• Pishachas
• Grahās

FAQs

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

It presents the fruit of disciplined japa connected to Śiva: the sādhaka gains both bhoga (worldly well-being) and śāśvatī mukti, and is protected from obstructive forces that disturb worship and inner steadiness.

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as Pati, the sovereign liberator: through His śakti (grace awakened by japa), the paśu is freed from pāśa, while lower fear-causing agencies lose their power to “seize” the devotee.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-japa as a Pāśupata-aligned sādhana: steady repetition that purifies, establishes protective rakṣā, and culminates in liberation when supported by Śiva’s anugraha (grace).