Shloka 5

उत्तरदिग्देशस्थ-शिवलीङ्गमाहात्म्य

Māhātmya of Northern-Region Śiva-liṅgas

Devanagari script

तत्रास्ति चन्द्रभालाख्यं शिवलिंगमनुत्तमम् । रावणेन समानीतं सद्भक्त्या सर्वसिद्धिदम्

Transliteration

tatrāsti candrabhālākhyaṃ śivaliṃgamanuttamam | rāvaṇena samānītaṃ sadbhaktyā sarvasiddhidam

Translation

There stands the unsurpassed Śiva-liṅga known as Candrabhāla. Brought there by Rāvaṇa with true devotion, it bestows every spiritual attainment.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• चन्द्रभालाख्यम्: named ‘Candrabhāla’
• चन्द्रभालाख्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्द्रभाल + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचन (acc./nom. sg; agreeing with लिङ्गम्)

• शिवलिङ्गम्: Śiva-liṅga
• शिवलिङ्गम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा एकवचन (nominative singular)

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed, excellent
• अनुत्तमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (nom./acc. sg; agreeing with लिङ्गम्)

• रावणेन: by Rāvaṇa
• रावणेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental), एकवचन (singular)

• समानीतम्: brought, carried here
• समानीतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-नी (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (agreeing with लिङ्गम्)

• सद्भक्त्या: with true devotion
• सद्भक्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental), एकवचन (singular)

• सर्वसिद्धिदम्: granting all accomplishments
• सर्वसिद्धिदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + सिद्धि + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (nom./acc. sg; agreeing with लिङ्गम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ravana
• Shiva Linga

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that sincere devotion (sadbhakti) to Śiva, focused through Liṅga worship, becomes a direct means to attain siddhi—culminating in grace and liberation—regardless of one’s worldly identity.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

The verse presents the Liṅga as Saguna Śiva’s accessible form in the world: a consecrated presence that receives devotion and returns divine favor, making pilgrimage and worship a practical path to Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Liṅga-pūjā and abhiṣeka with steady sadbhakti while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), treating the Liṅga as Śiva’s living presence and dedicating the fruits to liberation.