Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28

ब्रह्मकृत-ईशानस्तवः तथा विश्वरूपदेवी-प्रकृतिरहस्योपदेशः

Devanagari script

आनन्दस्तु स विज्ञेय आनन्दत्वे व्यवस्थितः माण्डव्यगोत्रस्तपसा मम पुत्रत्वमागतः

Transliteration

ānandastu sa vijñeya ānandatve vyavasthitaḥ māṇḍavyagotrastapasā mama putratvamāgataḥ

Translation

वह ‘आनन्द’ ही जानने योग्य है—आनन्द-भाव में स्थिर। माण्डव्य-गोत्र की तपस्या से उसने मेरी कृपा द्वारा मेरे पुत्रत्व को प्राप्त किया।

Word by Word

• आनन्दः (ānandaḥ): Ānanda / bliss-natured one

• तु (tu): indeed

• सः (saḥ): he

• विज्ञेयः (vijñeyaḥ): should be known/recognized

• आनन्दत्वे (ānandatve): in the condition/state of bliss

• व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ): firmly established

• माण्डव्यगोत्रः (māṇḍavyagotraḥ): belonging to the Māṇḍavya lineage

• तपसा (tapasā): by austerity, ascetic heat

• मम (mama): of Me / My

• पुत्रत्वम् (putratvam): sonship, the status of a son

• आगतः (āgataḥ): has come to, has attained.

Speaker

Shiva (within Suta’s narration to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ananda
• Mandavya (gotra/lineage)

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-bhakti and tapas as a direct means to Shiva’s anugraha, culminating not merely in worldly boons but in intimate belonging to Pati—described here as attaining “My sonship,” a mark of closeness to the Lord worshiped as the Linga.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as ānanda-svarūpa (bliss itself) and as the sovereign Pati who can establish the pashu in ānandatva; the Lord’s grace transforms identity and status, indicating Shiva’s role as liberator beyond bondage (pāśa).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Tapas (austerity) is highlighted as a Pāśupata-aligned discipline—concentrated ascetic practice that burns impurities and becomes the basis for Shiva’s grace, leading to steadiness in bliss (ānandatva).