Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 179

Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti

Devanagari script

ययुश् च दुःखवर्जिताः स्ववाहनैर्दिवं ततः सुरेश्वरा मुनीश्वरा गणेश्वराश् च भास्कराः

Transliteration

yayuś ca duḥkhavarjitāḥ svavāhanairdivaṃ tataḥ sureśvarā munīśvarā gaṇeśvarāś ca bhāskarāḥ

Translation

やがて苦しみを離れ、諸天の主ら、最勝の聖仙たち、そしてシヴァのガナの首領たち—光り輝く者らと共に—は、それぞれ自らの天の乗り物に乗って天界へと赴いた。

Word by Word

• yayuḥ: they went/departed

• ca: and

• duḥkha-varjitāḥ: devoid of sorrow, freed from affliction

• sva-vāhanaiḥ: by/with their own vehicles (mounts)

• divam: to heaven, to the celestial realm

• tataḥ: then, thereafter

• sura-īśvarāḥ: lords among the gods (Devas)

• muni-īśvarāḥ: lords among sages

• gaṇa-īśvarāḥ: lords among the gaṇas (Shiva’s attendants)

• ca: and

• bhāskarāḥ: the shining/radiant ones (luminaries, resplendent beings)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas
• Munis
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It highlights the fruit of Shiva’s anugraha obtained through devotion to the Linga: duḥkha-nivṛtti (cessation of suffering) and auspicious gati (attainment of higher realms).

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

By implication, Shiva is Pati—the sovereign who can dissolve pasha (bondage expressed as duḥkha) for pashus (souls) and grant upliftment, even to Devas, sages, and gaṇas.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to the outcome of Shaiva sādhanā—Pashupata-oriented devotion and worship (pujā/ārādhana) culminating in grace that removes duḥkha and confers elevated gati.