Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 43

मङ्गलाचरणम्, तीर्थ-परिसरः, सूतागमनम् — Invocation, Sacred Setting, and the Arrival of Sūta

Devanagari script

भविष्यं नारदीयं च मार्कंडेयमतः परम् । आग्नेयं ब्रह्मवैवर्तं लैंगं वाराहमेव च

Transliteration

bhaviṣyaṃ nāradīyaṃ ca mārkaṃḍeyamataḥ param | āgneyaṃ brahmavaivartaṃ laiṃgaṃ vārāhameva ca

Translation

“(Seterusnya ialah) Bhaviṣya, Nārada, kemudian Mārkaṇḍeya; juga Āgneya, Brahmavaivarta, Laiṅga, dan demikian pula Vārāha.”

Word by Word

• bhaviṣyam: the Bhaviṣya (Purāṇa)
• bhaviṣyam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaviṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; (पुराणनाम)

• nāradīyam: the Nāradīya (Purāṇa)
• nāradīyam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāradīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; (पुराणनाम)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय/‘and’)

• mārkaṇḍeyam: the Mārkaṇḍeya (Purāṇa)
• mārkaṇḍeyam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārkaṇḍeya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; (पुराणनाम)

• ataḥ: thereafter
• ataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Sequencing)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण) meaning ‘thereafter/from this’

• param: next/further
• param: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Sequencing)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया) meaning ‘further/next’

• āgneyam: the Āgneya (Purāṇa)
• āgneyam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āgneya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; (पुराणनाम)

• brahma-vaivartam: the Brahma-vaivarta (Purāṇa)
• brahma-vaivartam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma (प्रातिपदिक) + vaivarta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; समासः: brahma-vaivarta (तत्पुरुषः; पुराणनाम)

• laiṅgam: the Laiṅga/Liṅga (Purāṇa)
• laiṅgam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laiṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; (पुराणनाम)

• vārāham: the Vārāha (Purāṇa)
• vārāham: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vārāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; (पुराणनाम)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निश्चय/अवधारण)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय/‘and’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: No sthala-purāṇa; continuation of the Purāṇa catalog, explicitly including the Laiṅga (Liṅga Purāṇa), relevant to Śaiva textual ecology.

Significance: For Śaiva readers, the mention of Laiṅga underscores liṅga-centered devotion and the intertextual network supporting Śiva-bhakti and doctrine.

Characters & Entities

• Markandeya

FAQs

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

It situates the Shiva Purana’s teaching within the wider Purāṇic canon, implying that Shaiva doctrine (Pati–paśu–pāśa, devotion to Śiva, and liberation) is supported by a broad scriptural ecosystem, not isolated from it.

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

By explicitly naming the Laiṅga (Liṅga) Purāṇa, the verse points to a recognized Purāṇic source that extols Liṅga-worship—an authoritative Saguna approach that leads the devotee toward realization of Śiva as the supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this line; the takeaway is scriptural study (svādhyāya) and hearing (śravaṇa) of Purāṇas that uphold Śiva-bhakti, which traditionally supports japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined worship.