Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51

वंशानुवर्णनम् — सात्वतवंशः, स्यमन्तक-प्रसङ्गः, कृष्णावतारः, शिवप्रसादः (पाशुपतयोगः)

Devanagari script

तां कन्यां जगृहे रक्षन् कंसात्स्वस्यात्मजं तदा चतुर्भुजं विशालाक्षं श्रीवत्सकृतलाञ्छनम्

Transliteration

tāṃ kanyāṃ jagṛhe rakṣan kaṃsātsvasyātmajaṃ tadā caturbhujaṃ viśālākṣaṃ śrīvatsakṛtalāñchanam

Translation

ແລ້ວໃນເວລານັ້ນ ເພື່ອປົກປ້ອງລູກຂອງຕົນຈາກ ກັມສະ (Kaṃsa) ລາວໄດ້ອຸ້ມເອົາເດັກຍິງນັ້ນ. ແລະໃນຂະນະນັ້ນ ເດັກນ້ອຍປາກົດເປັນຜູ້ມີສີ່ແຂນ ຕາກວ້າງ ແລະມີເຄື່ອງໝາຍ Śrīvatsa ຢູ່ອົງອົບ.

Word by Word

• ताम् (tām): her/that

• कन्याम् (kanyām): the maiden girl

• जगृहे (jagṛhe): took up, seized, accepted

• रक्षन् (rakṣan): protecting

• कंसात् (kaṃsāt): from Kaṃsa

• स्वस्य (svasya): of his own

• आत्मजम् (ātmajam): offspring, son/child

• तदा (tadā): then, at that time

• चतुर्भुजम् (caturbhujaṃ): four-armed

• विशालाक्षम् (viśālākṣaṃ): large-eyed, wide-eyed

• श्रीवत्सकृतलाञ्छनम् (śrīvatsakṛta-lāñchanam): marked with the Śrīvatsa emblem

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Kaṃsa
• Divine Child (Hari/Vishnu)
• The maiden girl (Kanyā)

FAQs

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

By showing the Lord’s protective descent to uphold dharma, the verse supports the Purāṇic principle behind liṅga-pratiṣṭhā: worship is grounded in the living presence of Pati (the Lord) who safeguards devotees (paśus) from भय and adharma.

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

Although the imagery is explicitly Vaiṣṇava (four arms and Śrīvatsa), the Linga Purāṇa commonly teaches non-contradiction between Hari and Hara; thus the verse can be read as pointing to one supreme Pati who assumes forms to loosen pāśa (bondage) and restore cosmic order.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific pūjā-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga limb is directly taught in this line; the takeaway is the sādhaka’s reliance on the Lord’s rakṣa (protective grace) while maintaining dharma and devotion.