Shloka 51

लिङ्गार्चनविधिक्रमः—शुद्धि, न्यास, आसनकल्पना, अभिषेक, स्तोत्र-प्रदक्षिणा

Adhyaya 27

Devanagari script

आदिमध्यान्तरहितं भेषजं भवरोगिणाम् शिवतत्त्वमिति ख्यातं शिवलिङ्गे व्यवस्थितम्

Transliteration

ādimadhyāntarahitaṃ bheṣajaṃ bhavarogiṇām śivatattvamiti khyātaṃ śivaliṅge vyavasthitam

Translation

ആദി, മധ്യം, അന്ത്യം ഇല്ലാത്ത ആ ശിവതത്ത്വം ഭവരോഗം ബാധിച്ച ജീവികൾക്കുള്ള പരമ ഔഷധമെന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധം; അത് ശിവലിംഗത്തിൽ സ്ഥിരമായി നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു.

Word by Word

• आदि: beginning

• मध्य: middle

• अन्त: end

• रहितम्: devoid of

• भेषजम्: medicine, remedy

• भव-रोगिणाम्: of those sick with bhava (worldly becoming)

• शिव-तत्त्वम्: the principle/reality of Shiva (Pati)

• इति: thus

• ख्यातम्: renowned, well-known

• शिव-लिङ्गे: in the Shiva-linga

• व्यवस्थितम्: established, abiding

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shiva-Linga

FAQs

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

It identifies the Śiva-liṅga as the locus where Shiva-tattva is ‘established,’ making Linga-pūjā a direct contemplative and devotional means to cure bhava-roga (bondage to saṃsāra) for the pashu (soul).

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

Shiva-tattva is described as ādi–madhya–anta-rahita—beyond temporal sequence—indicating Pati as transcendent, while also immanent as present in the liṅga for the soul’s upāya (saving means).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Linga-upāsanā (worship/meditation on the liṅga) is implied as a therapeutic sādhanā: focusing the mind on the beginningless Shiva-tattva to loosen pasha (bondage) and move the pashu toward mokṣa.