Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28

मुनिमोहशमनम्

Pāśupata-yoga, Siddhis, Puruṣa-darśana, Saṃsāra, and Prāṇa-Rudra Pañcāhutī

Devanagari script

व्यापकस्त्वपवर्गाच्च व्यापकात्पुरुषः स्मृतः पुरुषः सूक्ष्मभावात्तु ऐश्वर्ये परमे स्थितः

Transliteration

vyāpakastvapavargācca vyāpakātpuruṣaḥ smṛtaḥ puruṣaḥ sūkṣmabhāvāttu aiśvarye parame sthitaḥ

Translation

અપવર્ગ (મોક્ષ) આપતા હોવાથી તે ‘વ્યાપક’ કહેવાય છે; અને એ સર્વવ્યાપિતાથી જ તે ‘પુરુષ’ તરીકે સ્મરાય છે। પરમ સૂક્ષ્મ સ્વભાવથી એ પુરુષ પરમ ઐશ્વર્યમાં સ્થિત છે—શિવ પતિ, પાશાતીત।

Word by Word

• व्यापकः (vyāpakaḥ): all-pervading

• तु (tu): indeed

• अपवर्गात् (apavargāt): from liberation / as the giver of liberation

• च (ca): and

• व्यापकात् (vyāpakāt): from all-pervasiveness

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ): the Supreme Person / Pati

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ): is remembered / is known

• सूक्ष्मभावात् (sūkṣmabhāvāt): due to subtle nature

• ऐश्वर्ये (aiśvarye): in lordship / sovereignty

• परमे (parame): supreme

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ): established / abides

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Linga Purana teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the Linga’s meaning as the sign of the all-pervading Pati who grants apavarga; worship is thus oriented toward liberation, not merely worldly gain.

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

Shiva is presented as Vyāpaka (all-pervading) and Puruṣa (Supreme Lord), supremely subtle and established in the highest aiśvarya—transcending pasha (bondage) while ruling as Pati over pashus (souls).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is contemplative Pāśupata-oriented meditation: internalizing Śiva as the subtle, all-pervading Pati during Linga-pūjā to aim the practice toward apavarga.