Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 96

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

पवित्रपाणिः पापारिर् मणिपूरो मनोगतिः हृत्पुण्डरीकमासीनः शुक्लः शान्तो वृषाकपिः

Transliteration

pavitrapāṇiḥ pāpārir maṇipūro manogatiḥ hṛtpuṇḍarīkamāsīnaḥ śuklaḥ śānto vṛṣākapiḥ

Translation

वे पवित्र करने वाले करों से युक्त, पाप के शत्रु, मणिपूर-चक्र में निवास करने वाले और मन से भी तीव्र गतिवाले हैं। वे हृदय-कमल में आसनस्थ, शुद्ध श्वेत तेजस्वी, परम शान्त—वृषाकपि, धर्म के धारक प्रभु हैं, जो पशु को पाश-बन्धन से मोक्ष की ओर जगाते हैं।

Word by Word

• pavitra-pāṇiḥ: one whose hands are pure/sanctifying

• pāpa-ariḥ: enemy/destroyer of sin

• maṇi-pūraḥ: (the Lord presiding in) Maṇipūra (navel center)

• mano-gatiḥ: whose movement is like the mind / who is attained by the mind

• hṛt-puṇḍarīka-māsīnaḥ: seated in the heart-lotus

• śuklaḥ: bright, pure, white (in sattva)

• śāntaḥ: peaceful, tranquil, pacified

• vṛṣākapiḥ: Vṛṣākapi (an epithet of Shiva

Speaker

Suta Goswami (reciting Shiva Sahasranama within the Linga Purana narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It internalizes Linga-upāsanā: Shiva is to be worshipped not only externally, but as seated in the heart-lotus, where purity and peace become the true offerings.

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

Shiva is portrayed as Pati—the pure, tranquil consciousness that destroys pāpa (sin/impurity) and loosens pāśa (bondage), accessible with the swiftness of thought yet established within the heart.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A yogic dhyāna aligned with Pāśupata orientation: meditating on Shiva in the hṛtpuṇḍarīka (heart-lotus) and on the Maṇipūra center, cultivating śuklatā (purity) and śānti (inner stillness).