Shloka 25

Vibhaga 1, Adhyaya 74 — ब्रह्मप्रोक्तलिङ्गार्चनविधिः

Materials, Classes, and Fruits of Linga-Worship

Devanagari script

लिङ्गस्थापनसन्मार्गनिहितस्वायतासिना आशु ब्रह्माण्डमुद्भिद्य निर्गच्छन्निर्विशङ्कया

Transliteration

liṅgasthāpanasanmārganihitasvāyatāsinā āśu brahmāṇḍamudbhidya nirgacchannirviśaṅkayā

Translation

Con su espada de autodominio, asentada en el recto sendero de la instalación del Liṅga, abrió en un instante la cáscara del universo y salió sin la menor duda—firme en el Pati que libera al paśu de las ataduras del pāśa.

Word by Word

• लिङ्ग-स्थापन (liṅga-sthāpana): installation of the Linga

• सन्-मार्ग (san-mārga): true path, right method

• निहित (nihita): placed, fixed, set upon

• स्वायत-आसिना (svāyata-āsinā): with a self-controlled sword / with a sword governed by oneself

• आशु (āśu): quickly

• ब्रह्माण्डम् (brahmāṇḍam): the cosmic egg, universe-shell

• उद्भिद्य (udbhidya): having split open, having pierced

• निर्गच्छन् (nirgacchan): going forth, departing

• निर्विशङ्कया (nirviśaṅkayā): without doubt, without hesitation

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Linga

FAQs

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

It frames Liṅga-sthāpana as a “san-mārga” (right, sanctified method) that grants unwavering resolve—so potent that it is poetically described as piercing even the cosmic enclosure, implying the rite’s capacity to break spiritual limitation (pāśa).

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the doubt-dispelling refuge: when one is fixed in the true discipline connected to the Liṅga, hesitation falls away and the seeker moves beyond bounded existence—toward Pati, the liberator of the paśu from pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Liṅga-sthāpana (installation of the Linga) is highlighted, along with the yogic quality of svāyata (self-mastery) and nirviśaṅkā (freedom from doubt), aligning with Pāśupata-oriented steadiness in practice.