Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12

Adhyaya 79 — Bhakti-Mahima and Linga-Archana-Vidhi

Condensed Ritual Sequence

Devanagari script

वैराग्यैश्वर्यसम्पन्ने सर्वलोकनमस्कृते ओङ्कारपद्ममध्ये तु सोमसूर्याग्निसंभवे

Transliteration

vairāgyaiśvaryasampanne sarvalokanamaskṛte oṅkārapadmamadhye tu somasūryāgnisaṃbhave

Translation

हे वैराग्य और ऐश्वर्य से सम्पन्न, समस्त लोकों द्वारा नमस्कृत प्रभो! आप ओंकार-रूपी कमल के मध्य प्रकट होकर सोम, सूर्य और अग्नि के त्रिविध तेज के रूप में उद्भासित होते हैं।

Word by Word

• वैराग्य (vairāgya): dispassion, renunciation

• ऐश्वर्य (aiśvarya): lordly sovereignty, divine power

• सम्पन्न (sampanna): endowed with, possessed of

• सर्वलोक (sarva-loka): all worlds

• नमस्कृत (namaskṛta): saluted, revered

• ओङ्कार (oṅkāra): the syllable Oṃ

• पद्म (padma): lotus

• मध्ये (madhye): in the middle, within

• तु (tu): indeed

• सोम (soma): Moon, nectar-principle

• सूर्य (sūrya): Sun, illumination-principle

• अग्नि (agni): Fire, transformative-principle

• संभव (saṃbhava): arising, manifestation, source.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a dhyana-stuti within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Soma
• Surya
• Agni
• Omkara

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-dhyana as Om-centric worship: Shiva is contemplated in the “Omkara-lotus,” indicating that mantra (Oṃ) and form (Linga) are one meditative support leading the pashu (soul) toward Pati (the Lord).

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as both transcendent and immanent: endowed with vairāgya (detachment from all pasha/bondage) and aiśvarya (supreme sovereignty), yet manifesting as the cosmic functions symbolized by Soma, Sūrya, and Agni.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A dhyāna practice central to Shaiva sadhana: meditating on Oṃ (Oṅkāra) as a lotus-seat and visualizing Shiva’s presence as the triadic inner fire-light-nectar (Agni–Sūrya–Soma), supporting Pashupata-oriented purification and steadiness in japa and pūjā.