Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 53

क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं

Devanagari script

कुशमुष्टिं तदादाय दधीचः संस्मरन्भवम् ससर्ज सर्वदेवेभ्यो वज्रास्थिः सर्वतो वशी

Transliteration

kuśamuṣṭiṃ tadādāya dadhīcaḥ saṃsmaranbhavam sasarja sarvadevebhyo vajrāsthiḥ sarvato vaśī

Translation

Alors Dadhīci, prenant une poignée d’herbe kuśa et se souvenant de Bhava (Śiva), le sage maître de lui-même, offrit à tous les dieux ses os semblables au vajra, afin qu’ils deviennent le foudre et triomphent des ennemis.

Word by Word

• कुश-मुष्टिम्: a fistful of kuśa-grass

• तत्-आदाय: having taken that

• दधीचः: Dadhīci

• संस्मरन्: remembering/meditating upon

• भवम्: Bhava (Śiva)

• ससर्ज: he released/gave forth/bestowed

• सर्व-देवेभ्यः: to all the gods

• वज्र-अस्थिः: vajra-bone(s), thunderbolt-like bone

• सर्वतः: in every way/entirely

• वशी: self-mastered, all-controlling

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; internal episode about Dadhichi and the Devas)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Dadhichi
• Devas

FAQs

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

It shows that remembrance of Bhava (Śiva)—the Pati—sanctifies action; even a worldly act (aiding the Devas) becomes empowered through Śiva-smarana, aligning with Linga-centered devotion where inner recollection is primary.

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

Śiva is invoked as Bhava, the sovereign controller (vaśī), implying Pati-tattva: the Lord who governs and grants effective power when remembered, loosening pāśa (bondage) and enabling dharmic victory.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śiva-smarana (devotional recollection/meditative remembrance) paired with kuśa (ritual purity) is highlighted—an applied bhakti-yoga tone consistent with Pāśupata orientation where inner focus empowers outer rite.