Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 113

अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति

Devanagari script

जगत्संहारकारेण प्रवृत्तो नरकेसरी याजनीयो नमस्तस्मै मद्भक्तिसिद्धिकाङ्क्षिभिः

Transliteration

jagatsaṃhārakāreṇa pravṛtto narakesarī yājanīyo namastasmai madbhaktisiddhikāṅkṣibhiḥ

Translation

ເມື່ອພຣະອົງກຳລັງປະກອບກິດແຫ່ງການທຳລາຍໂລກ, ນະຣະສິງຫະ—ມະນຸດ-ສິງ—ກາຍເປັນເຄື່ອງມືແຫ່ງການຖອນຄືນສາກົນ. ຂໍໃຫ້ຜູ້ປາຖະໜາຄວາມສຳເລັດ ແລະ ຄວາມສົມບູນແຫ່ງພັກຕິຕໍ່ຂ້າ (Śiva) ຈົ່ງນົບນ້ອມແດ່ພຣະອົງນັ້ນ ຜູ້ຄວນແກ່ການບູຊາພິທີ; ເພາະພຣະປະຕິ (Śiva) ຊົງປົດປ່ອຍປະຊຸ (ວິນຍານ) ຈາກປາສະ (ພັນທະ) ໄດ້.

Word by Word

• जगत् (jagat): the world/cosmos

• संहार (saṃhāra): dissolution, withdrawal

• कारेण (kāreṇa): by the act/cause/agency

• प्रवृत्तः (pravṛttaḥ): set in motion, engaged

• नरकेसरी (narakesarī): Narasiṃha, the Man-Lion

• याजनीयः (yājanīyaḥ): worthy to be worshipped/ritually honoured

• नमः (namaḥ): salutation

• तस्मै (tasmai): to him

• मद् (mad): of Me (Śiva)

• भक्ति (bhakti): devotion

• सिद्धि (siddhi): attainment, perfection

• काङ्क्षिभिः (kāṅkṣibhiḥ): by those who desire/seek

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana tradition to the sages; internal praise framed as Śiva-oriented theology)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Narasimha

FAQs

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

It frames even Narasiṃha’s fierce saṃhāra-function as ultimately aligned with Śiva’s lordship, teaching that ritual honour (yājana) and salutations can be offered in a Shaiva spirit to mature bhakti toward the Linga—i.e., devotion to Pati who grants liberation.

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as the supreme Pati: the one for whom devotees seek bhakti-siddhi, and under whose sovereignty cosmic processes like dissolution operate—showing transcendence over guṇas while still governing their functions through divine agencies.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritual honour (yājana) and namaskāra are highlighted as bhakti-sādhana; for a Pāśupata-oriented reading, these acts purify the paśu, loosen pāśa (bondage), and stabilize devotion as a siddhi-supporting discipline.