Shloka 36

Pārthiva-Śiva-liṅga Saṃkhyā-vidhāna

Enumeration and Procedure of Earthen Liṅga Worship

Devanagari script

हरिब्रह्मादयो देवा मुनयो यक्षराक्षसाः । गंधर्वाश्चरणास्सिद्धा दैतेया दानवास्तथा

Transliteration

haribrahmādayo devā munayo yakṣarākṣasāḥ | gaṃdharvāścaraṇāssiddhā daiteyā dānavāstathā

Translation

Viṣṇu, Brahmā y los demás dioses; los sabios (munis); los Yakṣas y Rākṣasas; los Gandharvas; los Cāraṇas; los Siddhas; y asimismo los Daityas y Dānavas: todos esos órdenes de seres.

Word by Word

• hari-brahma-ādayas: Hari, Brahmā and others
• hari-brahma-ādayas: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa: ‘Hari, Brahmā and others’ (ādayaḥ = ‘and the rest’)

• devās: gods
• devās: Apposition (Sāmānādhikaraṇya/सामानाधिकरण्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• munayas: sages
• munayas: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• yakṣa-rākṣasās: yakṣas and rākṣasas
• yakṣa-rākṣasās: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; itaretara-dvandva (copulative)

• gaṃdharvās: gandharvas
• gaṃdharvās: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṃdharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• caraṇās: cāraṇas (celestial bards)
• caraṇās: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• siddhās: siddhas (perfected beings)
• siddhās: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• daiteyās: daityas
• daiteyās: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daiteya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• dānavās: dānavas
• dānavās: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• tathā: and likewise/also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb/conjunction (adverbial particle/क्रियाविशेषण-निपात)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It emphasizes Shiva’s universal lordship: every class of being—divine, human-sage, and even demonic—falls within the scope of the sacred order and can be drawn toward reverence of Pati (Shiva).

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

By listing all cosmic communities, the text frames Linga/Saguna-Shiva worship as a universally accessible path, not restricted to a single realm or species of beings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is inclusive Shiva-bhakti—steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and reverent worship of Shiva (often through the Linga) as a practice open to all.