Shloka 31

ईशानकल्पवृत्तान्तः तथा लैङ्गपुराणस्य संक्षेप-सूची

Devanagari script

भुवनानां प्रमाणं च ग्रहाणां ज्योतिषां गतिः जीवच्छ्राद्धविधानं च श्राद्धार्हाः श्राद्धमेव च

Transliteration

bhuvanānāṃ pramāṇaṃ ca grahāṇāṃ jyotiṣāṃ gatiḥ jīvacchrāddhavidhānaṃ ca śrāddhārhāḥ śrāddhameva ca

Translation

[ಇದು] ಭುವನಗಳ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ, ಗ್ರಹಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಜ್ಯೋತಿಷ್ಕಗಳ ಗತಿ, ಜೀವಂತವಾಗಿರುವಾಗಲೇ ಮಾಡುವ ಶ್ರಾದ್ಧ ವಿಧಿ, ಶ್ರಾದ್ಧಕ್ಕೆ ಅರ್ಹರು ಯಾರು, ಹಾಗೂ ಶ್ರಾದ್ಧಕರ್ಮ—ಇವೆಲ್ಲವನ್ನು ಸಮ್ಯಕವಾಗಿ ಉಪದೇಶಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.

Word by Word

• भुवनानाम्: of the worlds

• प्रमाणम्: measure, extent, standard

• च: and

• ग्रहाणाम्: of the planets/seizers

• ज्योतिषाम्: of the luminaries (celestial lights)

• गतिः: movement, course

• जीवत्-श्राद्ध-विधानम्: the prescribed rule for living-śrāddha

• च: and

• श्राद्ध-अर्हाः: those worthy/eligible for śrāddha offerings

• श्राद्धम्: ancestral rite/oblations

• एव: indeed, precisely

• च: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami

FAQs

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

It functions as a table-of-contents verse: it shows that devotion to Pati (Śiva) in the Linga Purana is supported by dharma—cosmic order (planetary courses) and ritual order (śrāddha)—which purify the pashu (soul) and loosen pāśa (bondage).

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

Indirectly: by listing cosmic measures and the motion of luminaries, it implies an overseeing Pati who sustains niyati (order). In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, Śiva is the Lord who governs the cosmos while granting grace through dharmic rites that prepare the soul for liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śrāddha—especially jīvacchrāddha (rites performed while living) and the rules of eligibility (śrāddhārha). The verse is ritual-focused rather than describing a specific Pāśupata yoga technique.