Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 141

अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्य — काशी-वाराणसी में मोक्ष, लिङ्ग-तीर्थ-मानचित्र, और उपासना-विधि

Devanagari script

सर्वयज्ञफलैस्तुल्यम् इष्टैः शतसहस्रशः सद्य एव समाप्नोति किं ततः परमाद्भुतम्

Transliteration

sarvayajñaphalaistulyam iṣṭaiḥ śatasahasraśaḥ sadya eva samāpnoti kiṃ tataḥ paramādbhutam

Translation

Ia seketika meraih pahala yang setara dengan buah semua yajña—seakan melakukan yajña ratusan ribu kali. Apa yang lebih menakjubkan daripada itu?

Word by Word

• सर्व (sarva): all

• यज्ञ (yajña): Vedic sacrifice/ritual offering

• फल (phala): fruit/result/merit

• तुल्यम् (tulyam): equal

• इष्टैः (iṣṭaiḥ): by sacrifices duly performed/desired rites

• शतसहस्रशः (śata-sahasraśaḥ): by hundreds and thousands, innumerably

• सद्यः (sadyaḥ): immediately/at once

• एव (eva): indeed

• समाप्नोति (samāpnoti): attains/obtains

• किम् (kim): what?

• ततः (tataḥ): than that

• परम (parama): supreme/greater

• अद्भुतम् (adbhutam): wondrous/marvelous

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the phala-śruti to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares Liṅga-pūjā as a direct, swift means to the same merit as countless Vedic yajñas, emphasizing Śiva’s immediate bestowal of grace (anugraha) to the devotee.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the supreme Lord who can grant the highest results without delay, transcending laborious ritual accumulation and responding instantly to sincere devotion.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights Śiva-liṅga worship (pūjā/arcana) as the key practice; in Shaiva terms it functions as a grace-centered upāya that loosens pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (soul) through devotion to Pati.