Shloka 7

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

Adhyaya 27

Devanagari script

न्यग्रोधबीजे न्यग्रोधस् तथा सूत्रे तु शोभने महत्यपि महद्ब्रह्म संस्थितं सूक्ष्मवत्स्वयम्

Transliteration

nyagrodhabīje nyagrodhas tathā sūtre tu śobhane mahatyapi mahadbrahma saṃsthitaṃ sūkṣmavatsvayam

Translation

जसे लहान न्यग्रोध-बीजात विशाल वटवृक्ष अंतर्भूत असतो, आणि शोभन सूत्रात सूक्ष्म तत्त्व असते; तसेच महत् विश्वप्रपंचातही महद्ब्रह्म—शिव, पति—स्वभावतः परम सूक्ष्मरूपाने प्रतिष्ठित आहेत।

Word by Word

• न्यग्रोधबीजे: in the banyan-seed

• न्यग्रोधस्: the banyan tree

• तथा: likewise

• सूत्रे: in the thread/cord

• तु: indeed

• शोभने: in the shining/beautiful (cord)

• महति अपि: even in the great (vast manifestation)

• महद्ब्रह्म: the Supreme Brahman / Great Brahman

• संस्थितं: is established/abides

• सूक्ष्मवत्: as subtle (though appearing otherwise)

• स्वयम्: by Himself / of His own nature

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana teaching to the sages; conveying a doctrinal analogy about Shiva-tattva)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It explains why the Linga can represent the Infinite: Shiva (Pati) is subtly present within the manifest world, just as a vast tree is hidden in a seed—so the worship of a formed Linga points to the formless Mahad-Brahman.

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

Shiva-tattva is both immanent and subtle: though creation appears “great” and extended, the Supreme Mahad-Brahman abides within it as the subtlest self-established Reality, beyond gross perception yet pervading all.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It implies Pashupata-style inner contemplation (dhyana) during puja—training the pashu (individual soul) to discern the subtle Pati within the gross supports (linga, form, mantra), loosening pasha (bondage) through insight.