Linga Purana 1.100.5 — Purva Bhaga, Adhyaya 100, Shloka 5

दक्षयज्ञध्वंसः—वीरभद्रप्रेषणं, देवविष्ण्वोः पराजयः, पुनरनुग्रहः

Devanagari script

गन्तुं चक्रे मतिं यस्य सारथिर्भगवानजः गणेश्वराश् च ते सर्वे विविधायुधपाणयः

Transliteration

gantuṃ cakre matiṃ yasya sārathirbhagavānajaḥ gaṇeśvarāś ca te sarve vividhāyudhapāṇayaḥ

Translation

അവൻ പുറപ്പെടുവാൻ നിശ്ചയിച്ചു; അവന്റെ രഥസാരഥിയായി പൂജ്യനായ അജൻ (അജന്മൻ) ഭഗവാൻ നിന്നു. നാനാവിധ ആയുധങ്ങൾ കൈവശമുള്ള ഗണങ്ങളുടെ എല്ലാ ഗണേശ്വരന്മാരും അവനെ അനുഗമിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• गन्तुम्: to go/depart

• चक्रे: made/determined

• मतिम्: intention, resolve

• यस्य: whose

• सारथिः: charioteer

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord

• अजः: the Unborn (Aja)

• गणेश्वराः: lords/chiefs of the Gaṇas

• च: and

• ते: those

• सर्वे: all

• विविध: various

• आयुध: weapons

• पाणयः: having hands (hands holding).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Aja (the Unborn Lord)
• Ganesvaras (chiefs of Shiva’s Gaṇas)

FAQs

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

It frames the Lord’s movement as a sovereign, protected procession—suggesting that approaching the Liṅga is entry into Pati’s domain, guarded by the Gaṇas who uphold sacred order around Shiva’s presence.

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

By highlighting “Aja” (the Unborn) as the divine charioteer and the armed Gaṇeśvaras as attendants, the verse points to Shiva-tattva as transcendent (unborn) yet fully capable of manifest governance through divine agencies.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it supports Pāśupata discipline: the sādhaka aligns with Pati’s will (resolve to depart/act) while remaining protected from Pāśa (bondage/obstacles) through steadfast devotion and observance within Shiva’s ordered sphere.