Shloka 29

उमास्वयंवरः / भवोद्वाहः, गणसमागमः, अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यम्, तथा विनायक-उत्पत्तिसूचना

Devanagari script

लोकान्तकश् च दीप्तास्यस् तथा दैत्यान्तकः प्रभुः मृत्युहृत् कालहा कालो मृत्युञ्जयकरस् तथा

Transliteration

lokāntakaś ca dīptāsyas tathā daityāntakaḥ prabhuḥ mṛtyuhṛt kālahā kālo mṛtyuñjayakaras tathā

Translation

Baginda ialah Lokāntaka, pengakhir segala dunia; Dīptāsya, yang berwajah menyala; Tuhan yang menamatkan kaum Daitya; Penghapus maut; Pembunuh Kāla; Waktu itu sendiri; dan Mṛtyuñjaya, Penganugerah kemenangan atas kematian.

Word by Word

• लोकान्तकः: ender of the worlds/cosmic dissolution-bringer

• च: and

• दीप्तास्यः: blazing-faced, radiant-mouthed

• तथा: likewise

• दैत्यान्तकः: destroyer of the Daityas (anti-gods)

• प्रभुः: sovereign Lord, Pati

• मृत्युः-हृत्: remover/taker away of death

• काल-हा: destroyer of Time (Kāla)

• कालः: Time itself, the cosmic principle

• मृत्युञ्जय-करः: maker/granter of conquest over death

• तथा: also

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana’s Shiva-Sahasranama to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Daityas
• Kala (Time)
• Mrityu (Death)

FAQs

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

It frames the Linga as Pati (the Lord) who governs dissolution and protects the devotee (pashu) from the bondage of fear—especially the fear of death—by revealing Shiva as both Time and the One who transcends Time.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as sovereign and all-encompassing: He ends worlds (laya), destroys demonic forces (adharma), removes death, and is simultaneously Kāla (the cosmic order of time) and Kālahā (the one who overcomes time), indicating transcendence beyond pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports Mṛtyuñjaya-oriented japa and Linga-upāsanā: meditating on Shiva as the conqueror of death to loosen pasha (limitations like fear, karma, and mortality) and stabilize the pashu in devotion and inner stillness aligned with Pashupata discipline.