Shloka 1

आभ्यन्तरध्यान-तत्त्वगणना-चतुर्व्यूहयोगः

Adhyaya 28

Devanagari script

इति श्रीलिङ्गमहापुराणे पूर्वभागे लिङ्गार्चनविधिर्नाम सप्तविंशो ऽध्यायः शैलादिरुवाच आग्नेयं सौरममृतं बिम्बं भाव्यं ततोपरि गुणत्रयं च हृदये तथा चात्मत्रयं क्रमात्

Transliteration

iti śrīliṅgamahāpurāṇe pūrvabhāge liṅgārcanavidhirnāma saptaviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ śailādiruvāca āgneyaṃ sauramamṛtaṃ bimbaṃ bhāvyaṃ tatopari guṇatrayaṃ ca hṛdaye tathā cātmatrayaṃ kramāt

Translation

આ રીતે શ્રીલિંગમહાપુરાણના પૂર્વભાગમાં ‘લિંગાર્ચનવિધિ’ નામનો સત્તાવીસમો અધ્યાય પૂર્ણ થયો. શૈલાદિ બોલ્યા—લિંગના અંતર્બિંબને ક્રમે આગ્નેય, સૌર અને અમૃતમય રૂપે ભાવવું; પછી હૃદયમાં ત્રિગુણ અને ત્યારબાદ ક્રમથી આત્મત્રયનું ધ્યાન કરવું।

Word by Word

• iti: thus

• śrī-liṅga-mahāpurāṇe: in the venerable Linga Mahapurana

• pūrva-bhāge: in the first section (Purva-Bhaga)

• liṅga-arcana-vidhiḥ-nāma: named 'the procedure of Linga worship'

• saptaviṃśaḥ adhyāyaḥ: the twenty-seventh chapter

• śailādiḥ uvāca: Sailadi said

• āgneyaṃ: pertaining to Agni, fiery

• sauraṃ: pertaining to Surya, solar

• amṛtam: nectar-like, deathless

• bimbam: inner icon/image, meditative form

• bhāvyam: to be contemplated/visualized

• tataḥ upari: beyond that, above that

• guṇa-trayam: the triad of qualities (sattva-rajas-tamas)

• ca: and

• hṛdaye: in the heart

• tathā: likewise

• ca: and

• ātma-trayam: the threefold self/principle of self

• kramāt: in sequence, step-by-step.

Speaker

Śailādi

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Agni
• Surya

FAQs

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

It gives a dhyāna-krama (ordered contemplation) for Liṅga-arcana: visualizing the Liṅga as fire, sun, and amṛta, then internalizing worship through meditation on guṇas and the threefold self—turning outer pūjā into inner sādhana.

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

Śiva-tattva is approached as Pati beyond changing guṇas: the practitioner first contemplates manifest energies (fire/sun/nectar) and then transcends guṇa-conditioning by recognizing the deeper ātma-principle, aligning the pashu (soul) toward liberation from pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A meditative Linga-dhyāna used in Pāśupata-oriented worship: stepwise visualization (bimba-bhāvanā) culminating in heart-centered contemplation of guṇatraya and ātmatraya as part of inner pūjā and yogic refinement.