Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15

अध्याय १०१: हैमवती-तपः, तारकवंश-उत्पातः, स्कन्द-प्रत्याशा, मदनदहनम्

Devanagari script

देवेन्द्रप्रमुखाञ्जित्वा देवान्देवेश्वरेश्वरः वारयामास तैर् देवान् सर्वलोकेषु मायया

Transliteration

devendrapramukhāñjitvā devāndeveśvareśvaraḥ vārayāmāsa tair devān sarvalokeṣu māyayā

Translation

ઇન્દ્રપ્રમુખ દેવોને જીત્યા પછી તે પરમેશ્વરે પોતાની માયાથી એ જ દેવોને સર્વ લોકોમાં રોકી રાખ્યા અને નિયંત્રણના સાધન બનાવ્યા.

Word by Word

• देवेन्द्र-प्रमुखान्: Indra and the other leaders

• जित्वा: having conquered/subdued

• देवान्: the Devas

• देव-ईश्वर-ईश्वरः: the Lord over even the Lord of the gods (the Supreme Īśvara, Shiva)

• वारयामास: restrained, held back, prevented

• तैः: by them/through them

• देवान्: the Devas (again, as those being restrained/checked)

• सर्व-लोकेषु: in all worlds

• मायया: by māyā (divine power of concealment and regulation)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Indra
• Devas

FAQs

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

It establishes Shiva as Deveśvareśvara—the supreme Pati—whose māyā governs even the Devas; Linga worship aligns the pashu (soul) with that highest Lord beyond all subordinate powers.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as sovereign and regulatory: He subdues and restrains through māyā, indicating lordship over both conquest (nigraha) and order across all lokas, not limited by deva-status.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is Pāśupata discipline: recognizing māyā as pasha (bond) under Shiva’s control, the practitioner cultivates surrender and detachment, seeking Shiva’s anugraha rather than deva-dependent attainments.