Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50

यदुवंश-प्रवचनम्: हैहय-क्रोष्टु-वंशविस्तारः (कृतवीर्यार्जुनादि, ज्यामघ-विदर्भ-शात्वत-पर्यन्तम्)

Devanagari script

ज्यामघस्य मया प्रोक्ता सृष्टिर्वै विस्तरेण वः यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि निसृष्टिं ज्यामघस्य तु

Transliteration

jyāmaghasya mayā proktā sṛṣṭirvai vistareṇa vaḥ yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi nisṛṣṭiṃ jyāmaghasya tu

Translation

ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າໄດ້ອະທິບາຍໃຫ້ພວກເຈົ້າຟັງແລ້ວ ຢ່າງລະອຽດ ເຖິງການກໍ່ກຳເນີດ ແລະການຄືບຄືນຂອງວົງສາ ຈະຍາມະຄະ. ຜູ້ໃດອ່ານສະດຸດ ຫຼືຟັງເລື່ອງການປະກາດອອກຂອງ ຈະຍາມະຄະ ຍ່ອມໄດ້ບຸນ ແລະໃຈຫັນໄປຫາ ພະປະຕິ ຜູ້ປົດປ່ອຍປະຊຸ (paśu) ຈາກບາສະ (pāśa).

Word by Word

• jyāmaghasya: of Jyāmagha

• mayā: by me

• proktā: has been spoken/explained

• sṛṣṭiḥ: creation/origin/unfolding

• vai: indeed

• vistareṇa: in detail

• vaḥ: to you (all)

• yaḥ: whoever

• paṭhet: recites

• chṛṇuyāt: hears/listens

• vā api: or even

• nisṛṣṭim: emanation/creation-account/expansion

• jyāmaghasya: of Jyāmagha

• tu: indeed/for emphasis

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Jyāmagha

FAQs

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

It underscores the Shaiva principle that śravaṇa (hearing) and pāṭha (recitation) of sacred narratives generate puṇya and inner purification—supporting eligibility for Shiva-bhakti and, ultimately, steadfastness in Linga-oriented worship.

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

Though Shiva is not named directly, the verse reflects a key Shaiva Siddhanta movement: sacred narration turns the paśu (individual soul) away from pāśa (bondage) and toward Pati (the Lord), who alone is the ultimate ground of liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The practice highlighted is Purāṇa-śravaṇa and pāṭha as a devotional discipline—an ancillary limb that supports Pāśupata-leaning purification, cultivating remembrance and devotion that mature into Shiva-upāsanā.