Shloka 42

Devanagari script

लिंगलक्षणयुक्तत्वान्मम लिंगं भवेदिदम् । तदिदं नित्यमभ्यर्च्यं युवाभ्यामत्र पुत्रकौ

Transliteration

liṃgalakṣaṇayuktatvānmama liṃgaṃ bhavedidam | tadidaṃ nityamabhyarcyaṃ yuvābhyāmatra putrakau

Translation

Because it is endowed with the marks of the Liṅga, this indeed becomes My Liṅga. Therefore, O beloved sons, you two should worship this very Liṅga here continually.

Word by Word

• liṅga-lakṣaṇa-yuktatvāt: because of being endowed with the characteristics of a liṅga
• liṅga-lakṣaṇa-yuktatvāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga + lakṣaṇa + yukta + -tva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः: liṅga-lakṣaṇa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) + yuktatva (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भाव)

• mama: of me / my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun (सर्वनाम)

• liṅgam: liṅga (emblem)
• liṅgam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा) or Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhavet: may be / should become
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• idam: this
• idam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun (सर्वनाम)

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun (सर्वनाम)

• idam: this
• idam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun (सर्वनाम)

• nityam: always / constantly
• nityam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• abhyarcyam: to be worshipped
• abhyarcyam: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi-arc (धातु) + -ya (कृत्)
• Form: Gerundive/तव्यत्-भाव (यत्/णीय), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘to be worshipped’

• yuvābhyām: by you two
• yuvābhyām: Kartṛ-karaṇa (कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dual (द्विवचन), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया); pronoun-like (युष्मदर्थ)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• putrakau: O dear sons (you two)
• putrakau: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Dual (द्विवचन)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Liṅgodbhava

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: In the Viśveśvarasaṃhitā setting, Śiva establishes the liṅga as the perpetual object of worship, aligning with Kāśī’s Viśvanātha ideal: the Lord who grants abiding presence and liberation through liṅga-upāsanā.

Significance: Nitya-arcana of the liṅga is taught as a direct means to Śiva’s sānnidhya and eventual liberation; Kāśī is traditionally praised as granting mokṣa through Śiva’s grace.

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Linga

FAQs

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

It affirms that when a form bears the true “liṅga-lakṣaṇas,” it is not merely symbolic but becomes a valid locus of Śiva’s grace—fit for continual worship leading the devotee toward liberation through devotion and right worship.

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

Śiva authorizes a tangible form (Saguna upāsanā) as “My Liṅga,” teaching that regular worship of the consecrated Liṅga is a direct means to approach the transcendent (Nirguṇa) Lord through a sanctified, accessible embodiment.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily (nitya) Liṅga-arcana—steady, repeated worship at the same sacred spot—supported by mantra-japa (especially Śiva’s pañcākṣarī) and simple offerings performed with reverence and constancy.