Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 179

अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्य — काशी-वाराणसी में मोक्ष, लिङ्ग-तीर्थ-मानचित्र, और उपासना-विधि

Devanagari script

जागरं कारयेद्यस्तु प्रार्थयेच्च यथाक्रमम् स भृत्यपुत्रदारैश् च तथा संबन्धिबान्धवैः

Transliteration

jāgaraṃ kārayedyastu prārthayecca yathākramam sa bhṛtyaputradāraiś ca tathā saṃbandhibāndhavaiḥ

Translation

Whoever causes the sacred night-vigil to be observed and offers prayers in proper order—he, together with his servants, sons, and wife, and likewise with his relatives and kinsmen—becomes fit to receive Śiva’s grace, which loosens the bonds (pāśa) of worldly limitation and turns the paśu toward the Pati.

Word by Word

• जागरम् (jāgaram): night vigil, wakeful worship

• कारयेत् (kārayet): should cause to be done/should arrange

• यः तु (yaḥ tu): whoever indeed

• प्रार्थयेत् (prārthayet): should pray, should supplicate

• च (ca): and

• यथाक्रमम् (yathākramam): in due sequence, according to prescribed order

• सः (saḥ): he

• भृत्य (bhṛtya): servants/attendants

• पुत्र (putra): sons

• दारैः (dāraiḥ): with wife/wives

• च (ca): and

• तथा (tathā): likewise

• सम्बन्धि (saṃbandhi): relations by connection/affinity

• बान्धवैः (bāndhavaiḥ): kinsmen, relatives

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja injunctions to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights jagara (night-long wakeful devotion) and yathākramam-prārthanā (prayer in prescribed sequence) as core components of Linga-puja that extend Śiva’s auspiciousness to one’s entire household and kin-network.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the Lord who grants anugraha (grace) not only to the individual worshipper but also to those connected to him, indicating His sovereignty over pāśa (bondage) and His capacity to elevate the pashu (bound soul) through devotion and right observance.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Jāgara (keeping vigil) combined with orderly, rule-based prayer (yathākramam) is emphasized—functioning as a vrata-like discipline that steadies attention, restrains tamas, and supports Śaiva sādhanā aligned with Pāśupata-oriented worship.