Linga Purana 1.29.82 — Purva Bhaga, Adhyaya 29, Shloka 82

दारुवनलीला—नीललोहितपरीक्षा, ब्रह्मोपदेशः, अतिथिधर्मः, संन्यासक्रमः

Devanagari script

त्यागेन वा किं विधिनाप्य् अनेन भक्तस्य रुद्रस्य शुभैर्व्रतैश्च यज्ञैश् च दानैर्विविधैश् च होमैर् लब्धैश्चशास्त्रैर्विविधैश् च वेदैः

Transliteration

tyāgena vā kiṃ vidhināpy anena bhaktasya rudrasya śubhairvrataiśca yajñaiś ca dānairvividhaiś ca homair labdhaiścaśāstrairvividhaiś ca vedaiḥ

Translation

രുദ്രഭക്തന് വെറും ത്യാഗമോ ഇത്തരത്തിലുള്ള വിധിബദ്ധ കർമക്രമമോ എന്ത് പ്രയോജനം? ശുഭവ്രതങ്ങൾ, യജ്ഞങ്ങൾ, വിവിധ ദാനങ്ങൾ, ഹോമങ്ങൾ, അനേകം ശാസ്ത്ര-വേദങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നുള്ള ജ്ഞാനം—ഇവയെല്ലാം ഗൗണം; നിർണായക മാർഗം പതി രുദ്രനോടുള്ള അനന്യഭക്തിയത്രേ।

Word by Word

• त्यागेन: by renunciation

• वा: or

• किं: what (use)

• विधिना: by prescribed rule/ritual procedure

• अपि: even

• अनेन: by this

• भक्तस्य: of the devotee

• रुद्रस्य: of Rudra (Shiva)

• शुभैः: auspicious

• व्रतैः: by vows/observances

• च: and

• यज्ञैः: by sacrifices

• च: and

• दानैः: by gifts/charity

• विविधैः: various

• च: and

• होमैः: by fire-offerings/oblations

• लब्धैः: obtained/attained (learning/merit)

• च: and

• शास्त्रैः: by treatises/scriptures

• विविधैः: various

• च: and

• वेदैः: by the Vedas

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana’s teaching to the sages, conveying the primacy of Rudra-bhakti over ritualism)

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It asserts that in Linga-centered Rudra worship, inner bhakti and surrender to Pati (Shiva) outweigh external merits like vows, yajñas, dāna, and even scriptural learning.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati—the decisive refuge and liberator—so contact with him through devotion is presented as more essential than any auxiliary ritual or intellectual attainment.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It relativizes ritual acts (vrata, yajña, dāna, homa) and points toward the Pāśupata-aligned inner discipline of surrender and single-pointed devotion as the core practice.