Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 130

Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti

Devanagari script

चतुःषष्टिप्रकाराय अकाराय नमोनमः द्वात्रिंशत्तत्त्वरूपाय उकाराय नमोनमः

Transliteration

catuḥṣaṣṭiprakārāya akārāya namonamaḥ dvātriṃśattattvarūpāya ukārāya namonamaḥ

Translation

Salutaciones una y otra vez a la sílaba «A», que se manifiesta en sesenta y cuatro modos. Salutaciones una y otra vez a la sílaba «U», cuya forma misma es los treinta y dos tattvas—revelando al Pati (Señor) como fundamento de todos los principios que atan y liberan al paśu (alma).

Word by Word

• चतुःषष्टि (catuḥṣaṣṭi): sixty-four

• प्रकार (prakāra): modes/aspects

• -आय (-āya): unto/for

• अकार (akāra): the syllable ‘A’

• नमो नमः (namo namaḥ): repeated salutation

• द्वात्रिंशत् (dvātriṃśat): thirty-two

• तत्त्व (tattva): principle/category of reality

• रूप (rūpa): form/embodiment

• उकार (ukāra): the syllable ‘U’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Shiva-mantra stuti within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It sanctifies Linga-puja as mantra-centered worship: the devotee honors Shiva through primordial seed-syllables, contemplating how all manifested forms and categories arise and are resolved in the Lord.

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

By identifying ‘A’ and ‘U’ with comprehensive modes and tattvas, it presents Shiva as Pati—the substratum and master of the entire tattva-order that conditions the pashu, and the power that grants release from pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Bija-akshara japa and tattva-dhyana: reciting and meditating on ‘A’ and ‘U’ as Shiva’s manifestations, a contemplative method aligned with Pashupata-style inner worship.