Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 135

ध्यानयज्ञः, संसार-विष-निरूपणम्, पाशुपतयोगः, परा-अपरा विद्या, चतुर्वस्था-विचारः (अध्यायः ८६)

Devanagari script

नेत्रे च दक्षिणे वामे सोमं हृदि विभुं द्विजाः आजानु पृथिवीतत्त्वम् आनाभेर् वारिमण्डलम्

Transliteration

netre ca dakṣiṇe vāme somaṃ hṛdi vibhuṃ dvijāḥ ājānu pṛthivītattvam ānābher vārimaṇḍalam

Translation

O twice-born ones, place Soma in the right and left eyes, and the all-pervading Lord in the heart. From the navel down to the knees contemplate the earth-principle, and in the navel region envision the sphere of waters.

Word by Word

• नेत्रे (netre): in the eyes

• च (ca): and

• दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe): in the right

• वामे (vāme): in the left

• सोमम् (somam): Soma, the lunar deity/nectar principle

• हृदि (hṛdi): in the heart

• विभुम् (vibhum): the all-pervading Lord (Pati)

• द्विजाः (dvijāḥ): O twice-born (brahmins)

• आजानु (ājānu): up to the knees

• पृथिवीतत्त्वम् (pṛthivī-tattvam): the earth principle (bhū-tattva)

• आनाभेः (ānābheḥ): from the navel region

• वारिमण्डलम् (vāri-maṇḍalam): the circle/sphere of waters (jala-maṇḍala)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Shaiva nyasa/dhyana instruction within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Soma
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches inner-linga upasana through nyasa: the body is treated as a sacred mandala where tattvas and divine powers are installed, making external worship mature into internal realization of Pati (Shiva).

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

Shiva is indicated as Vibhu—pervasive and indwelling—especially established in the heart, showing Pati as the inner ruler beyond the changing tattvas (earth and water) that constitute the pashu’s embodied field.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A dhyana-nyasa practice: installing Soma in the eyes and contemplating the lower body as pṛthivī and vāri-maṇḍalas—an internalized, yogic form of puja aligned with Pashupata-style tattva contemplation.