Shloka 18

Brahmā–Viṣṇu-Pūjā: Upacāra-Vistāra and Īśvara’s Prasāda

Offerings in Shiva Worship and the Lord’s Grace

Devanagari script

रणरंगतलेऽमुष्मिन्यदहं लिंगवर्ष्मणा । जृंभितो लिंगवत्तस्माल्लिंगस्थानमिदं भवेत्

Transliteration

raṇaraṃgatale'muṣminyadahaṃ liṃgavarṣmaṇā | jṛṃbhito liṃgavattasmālliṃgasthānamidaṃ bhavet

Translation

ഈ യുദ്ധഭൂമിയിലെ ഇതേ നിലത്തിൽ, ഞാൻ ലിംഗസ്വരൂപമായ ദേഹത്തോടെ ലിംഗംപോലെ വ്യാപിച്ചു നിന്നതിനാൽ; അതുകൊണ്ട് ഈ സ്ഥലം ‘ലിംഗസ്ഥാനം’—ലിംഗാരാധനയുടെ പുണ്യപീഠം—ആകും।

Word by Word

• रण-रङ्ग-तले: on the battlefield-ground
• रण-रङ्ग-तले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण + रङ्ग + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (रणरङ्गस्य तलम्)

• अमुष्मिन्: in that (yonder)
• अमुष्मिन्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंस, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; दूरवाचक (in that yonder)

• यत्: wherein/when
• यत्: सम्बन्धसूचक (Relative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (relative adverbial ‘where/when/that in which’)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• लिङ्ग-वर्ष्मणा: with a liṅga-like body/form
• लिङ्ग-वर्ष्मणा: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग + वर्ष्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (लिङ्गस्य वर्ष्मा/शरीरम्)

• जृम्भितः: expanded/manifested
• जृम्भितः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जृम्भ् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (having expanded/manifested)

• लिङ्गवत्: like a liṅga
• लिङ्गवत्: प्रकार (Manner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लिङ्गवत् (प्रातिपदिक/तद्धितान्त)
• Form: अव्ययवत्-प्रयोग/तद्धित ‘-वत्’ (possessing/like), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/अव्ययीभाववत्; here adverbial-predicative ‘as/like a liṅga’

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source—therefore/from that)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंस, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन

• लिङ्ग-स्थानम्: a liṅga-site/seat of the liṅga
• लिङ्ग-स्थानम्: कर्ता/विषय (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (लिङ्गस्य स्थानम्)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; संकेत (this)

• भवेत्: would be/should become
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Liṅgodbhava

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Śiva declares that because He manifested/expanded there in a liṅga-bodied form on the battlefield, the site becomes a Liṅga-sthāna. This is a localized origin for a worship-seat (kṣetra-māhātmya) rather than one of the pan-Indian 12 Jyotirliṅgas.

Significance: Establishes a sanctified geography: the place of Śiva’s liṅga-manifestation becomes a permanent locus for worship, implying that contact with that kṣetra mediates grace and removal of bondage.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Linga

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that a place becomes sacred (a Liṅga-sthāna) by Śiva’s own self-manifestation; sanctity is grounded in Pati (Śiva) revealing Himself for the uplift of paśus (souls), making the site fit for worship and grace.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Śiva indicates that His revelation in a Liṅga-like form establishes the Liṅga as a worshipful, accessible Saguna focus—aniconic yet personal—through which devotees approach the transcendent Lord and receive anugraha (divine grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Worship at a Liṅga-sthāna: perform Liṅga-pūjā/abhisheka with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’) and meditate on Śiva as the indwelling Lord revealed through the Liṅga.