Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36

शरभप्रादुर्भावो नाम षण्णवतितमोऽध्यायः (जलन्धरविमर्दनम्)

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वाथ महादेवं महादेवारिनन्दनः न चचाल न सस्मार निहतान्बान्धवान्युधि

Transliteration

ityuktvātha mahādevaṃ mahādevārinandanaḥ na cacāla na sasmāra nihatānbāndhavānyudhi

Translation

Having spoken thus to Mahādeva, the valiant son of Mahādeva’s foe stood unmoved—he neither wavered nor faltered, nor did he even recall his kinsmen slain in battle—so fixed was his mind in that moment.

Word by Word

• iti: thus

• uktvā: having spoken

• atha: then

• mahādevam: to Mahādeva (Śiva)

• mahādeva-ari-nandanaḥ: the son/delight of Mahādeva’s enemy (a hostile lineage)

• na: not

• cacāla: trembled/moved

• na: not

• sasmāra: remembered/recalled

• nihatān: slain

• bāndhavān: relatives/kinsmen

• yudhi: in battle

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Mahadeva)

FAQs

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

It highlights the inner prerequisite of Linga-upāsanā: unwavering steadiness (acalatā) before Mahādeva, where the mind ceases to be pulled by grief, fear, or worldly ties.

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

Śiva appears as Mahādeva, the Pati whose presence can arrest agitation; even one born in an inimical line becomes momentarily fixed and unshaken when directly confronting Śiva-tattva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies Pāśupata-style mental discipline—single-pointed fixation and non-reactivity (a form of vairāgya and dhāraṇā) as the inner limb supporting external pūjā.