Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6

Adhyaya 50 — देवपुर्यः, पुराणि, आयतनानि च; श्रीकण्ठाधिपत्य-प्रतिपादनम्

Devanagari script

रत्नधारे गिरिवरे सप्तर्षीणां महात्मनाम् सप्तस्थानानि पुण्यानि सिद्धावासयुतानि च

Transliteration

ratnadhāre girivare saptarṣīṇāṃ mahātmanām saptasthānāni puṇyāni siddhāvāsayutāni ca

Translation

ရత్నဓာရ မဟာတောင်တော်ပေါ်၌ မဟာစိတ်ရှိသော သပ္တဋ္ဌိ (Saptarishis) တို့၏ သန့်ရှင်းသော နေရာတော် ခုနစ်ခု ရှိ၏—ပုဏ္ဏယာတရာ အာသနတော်များဖြစ်၍ စိဒ္ဓတို့၏ အာဝါသများနှင့် တွဲလျက်ရှိ၏။

Word by Word

• रत्नधारे: on Ratnadhara

• गिरिवरे: on the best of mountains

• सप्तर्षीणाम्: of the seven seers (Saptarishis)

• महात्मनाम्: of the great-souled

• सप्त: seven

• स्थानानि: places/stations

• पुण्यानि: holy, merit-giving

• सिद्धावास-युतानि: joined/associated with the dwellings of Siddhas

• च: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Saptarishis
• Siddhas
• Ratnadhara

FAQs

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

It establishes Ratnadhara as a meritorious tirtha-field where sanctified seats (sthānas) empower sādhana; such places are traditionally linked with Shiva’s presence as Pati, making worship and japa more siddhi-oriented.

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

By highlighting Siddha-abodes and rishi-stations, it implies Shiva-tattva as the sanctifying power behind sacred space—Pati who makes a field of practice conducive to loosening pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Tirtha-sevana and siddha-sambandha: pilgrimage, residence near holy seats, and disciplined meditation/japa—practices aligned with Pāśupata-oriented sādhana where proximity to siddha-kṣetra supports inner attainment.