Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8

Devas Praise Śiva; Gaṇeśa Manifests as Vighneśvara and Receives the Primacy of Worship

Devanagari script

गणेश्वराश् च तुष्टुवुः सुरेश्वरा महेश्वरम् समस्तलोकसंभवं भवार्त्तिहारिणं शुभम्

Transliteration

gaṇeśvarāś ca tuṣṭuvuḥ sureśvarā maheśvaram samastalokasaṃbhavaṃ bhavārttihāriṇaṃ śubham

Translation

ហើយព្រះអម្ចាស់នៃគណៈទាំងឡាយ ជាមួយព្រះអម្ចាស់នៃទេវតាទាំងឡាយ បានសរសើរព្រះមហេស្វរៈ—ព្រះអង្គដែលពិភពលោកទាំងមូលកើតចេញពីទ្រង់ ព្រះបតិដ៏មង្គល ដែលដកហូតទុក្ខវេទនានៃសំសារ និងបំបាត់ទុក្ខរបស់បសុដែលត្រូវចងខ្សែ។

Word by Word

• गणेश्वराः: lords of the Gaṇas

• च: and

• तुष्टुवुः: praised, hymned

• सुरेश्वराः: lords of the Devas

• महेश्वरम्: Maheśvara, the Great Lord

• समस्त: all

• लोक: worlds

• संभवम्: origin, source, cause of arising

• भव: saṃsāra, becoming

• आर्ति: affliction, distress

• हारिणम्: remover, dispeller

• शुभम्: auspicious, beneficent

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode; the Gaṇas and Devas are the ones offering praise)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Maheshvara)
• Ganas
• Devas (Sureshvaras)

FAQs

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

It establishes Maheshvara as the universal source and the remover of saṃsāric suffering, making praise (stotra) a direct devotional act that supports Linga-puja by orienting the worshipper toward Pati, the supreme Lord.

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

Shiva is presented as samasta-loka-saṃbhava (the causal ground of all worlds) and as bhavārti-hārin (the one who removes the pain of becoming), implying his lordship over pasha (bondage) and his grace toward paśu (the individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Stotra and nāma-smaraṇa (hymnic praise and remembrance) are highlighted as devotional disciplines aligned with Pashupata orientation—turning the mind from worldly becoming (bhava) toward the auspicious Lord (śubha) who grants release.