Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59

भुवनकोशविन्यासनिर्णयः (ज्योतिर्गति-वृष्टिचक्र-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

मेघानां च पृथग्भूतं जलं प्रायादगादगम् परावहो यः श्वसनश् चानयत्यम्बिकागुरुम्

Transliteration

meghānāṃ ca pṛthagbhūtaṃ jalaṃ prāyādagādagam parāvaho yaḥ śvasanaś cānayatyambikāgurum

Translation

മേഘങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നു വേർപെട്ട ജലം തന്റെ വഴിയിലൂടെ ഒഴുകിപ്പോയി; പുറത്തേക്ക് തള്ളുന്ന ‘ശ്വസന’ എന്ന വായു അംബികയുടെ ഗുരു—പരമഗുരു ശിവനെ—കൂടെ കൊണ്ടുപോകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• मेघानाम्: of the clouds

• च: and

• पृथग्भूतम्: separated, differentiated

• जलम्: water

• प्रायात्: went forth, proceeded

• अगात्: went, moved

• अगम्: again went onward (emphatic repetition)

• परावहः: the outward-flowing / driving current (wind)

• यः: who

• श्वसनः: Wind, the breather (Vāyu)

• च: and

• आनयति: carries, brings along

• अम्बिकागुरुम्: Ambikā’s Guru/Lord (Śiva as the supreme teacher of Śakti)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu (Shvasana)
• Ambika (Parvati)
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames natural forces (water and wind) as obedient to the divine order of Pati (Śiva), supporting the Linga’s symbolism as the cosmic axis through which creation’s elements are regulated.

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

Śiva is indicated as Ambikā’s Guru—Jagadguru—implying the transcendent Pati who directs prakṛti’s movements while remaining the supreme guiding consciousness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Implicitly, it points to Pāśupata-aligned prāṇa-tattva contemplation: wind (śvasana/prāṇa) and water as purifying currents, used in inner worship (mānasa-pūjā) and breath-centered discipline oriented to Śiva as Guru.