Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51

आचार्य-धर्मलक्षण-श्रद्धाभक्तिप्राधान्यं तथा लिङ्गे ध्यान-पूजाविधानसंकेतः

Adhyaya 10

Devanagari script

भावं भावेन देवेशि दृष्टवान्मां हृदीश्वरम् तस्मात्तु श्रद्धया वश्यो दृश्यः श्रेष्ठगिरेः सुते

Transliteration

bhāvaṃ bhāvena deveśi dṛṣṭavānmāṃ hṛdīśvaram tasmāttu śraddhayā vaśyo dṛśyaḥ śreṣṭhagireḥ sute

Translation

Oh Diosa, al corresponder el bhāva con el bhāva, me has contemplado a Mí, el Señor que mora en el corazón. Por ello, oh hija de la montaña excelsa, por la śraddhā me vuelvo alcanzable, y el devoto me ve en verdad.

Word by Word

• भावम् (bhāvam): inner disposition, devotional feeling

• भावेन (bhāvena): by (your) disposition/with devotion

• देवेशि (deveśi): O Goddess, Lady of the Devas

• दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān): has seen, has beheld

• माम् (mām): Me

• हृदीश्वरम् (hṛdīśvaram): the Lord in the heart, Inner Ruler (Pati within)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): therefore

• तु (tu): indeed

• श्रद्धया (śraddhayā): through faith, with reverent trust

• वश्यः (vaśyaḥ): amenable, responsive, won over (by devotion)

• दृश्यः (dṛśyaḥ): to be seen, manifest/visible

• श्रेष्ठगिरेः (śreṣṭha-gireḥ): of the best mountain (Himālaya)

• सुते (sute): O daughter

Speaker

Shiva (addressing Parvati as Deveśī / daughter of the supreme mountain)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It points to the antar-liṅga (inner Linga): Shiva is realized as Hṛdīśvara in the heart when devotion (bhāva) is matched with sincere faith (śraddhā), making worship not only external ritual but inner darśana.

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

Shiva is presented as Hṛdīśvara—the indwelling Pati (Lord) who becomes manifest to the pashu (soul) when bondage (pāśa) is softened by faith and purified disposition, revealing Shiva-tattva as directly knowable.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It emphasizes bhāva-yoga/inner contemplation: cultivating śraddhā and one-pointed inward devotion so that Shiva becomes dṛśya (directly experienced), aligning with Pāśupata-oriented interiorization of worship.