Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6

Aghora-Mantra Japa: Graded Expiations, Pañcagavya Purification, and Homa for Mahāpātaka-Nivṛtti

Devanagari script

मातृदेहोत्थितान्येवं पितृदेहे च पातकम् संहरामि न संदेहः सर्वं पातकजं विभो

Transliteration

mātṛdehotthitānyevaṃ pitṛdehe ca pātakam saṃharāmi na saṃdehaḥ sarvaṃ pātakajaṃ vibho

Translation

हे विभो! माता-देह से उत्पन्न पाप और पिता-देह से संबद्ध पातक—इन सबका मैं (आपकी शरण में) संहार करता हूँ। इसमें संदेह नहीं; आप अधर्मजन्य समस्त दोषों को भस्म कर देते हैं।

Word by Word

• mātṛ: mother

• deha: body

• utthitāni: arisen/produced

• evaṁ: thus

• pitṛ: father

• dehe: in/connected with the body

• ca: and

• pātakam: sin/impurity

• saṁharāmi: I destroy/I withdraw (into dissolution)

• na: not

• saṁdehaḥ: doubt

• sarvam: all

• pātaka-jam: born of sin

• vibho: O all-pervading Lord (Śiva)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating; verse voiced as a devotional address to Shiva within the narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as the purifier who dissolves embodied karmic impurities (pātaka) tied to one’s birth-line, supporting Linga-puja as a practice of pāpa-kṣaya and inner cleansing.

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

Shiva is addressed as Vibhu (all-pervading Pati) whose power of saṁhāra is not merely cosmic dissolution but also the burning of karmic bondage (pāśa) afflicting the pāśu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Atonement through Śiva-bhakti—especially Linga-archana with repentance and mantra-japa—aligned with Pāśupata intent: turning the mind to Pati so pāśa (sin/karma) is dissolved.