Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19

व्यपोहनस्तवनिरूपण-प्रसङ्गे नक्तभोजन-शिवव्रतविधिः (वार्षिक-प्रतिमास-क्रमः)

Devanagari script

स याति मुनिशार्दूल वाह्नेयं लोकमुत्तमम् भुक्त्वा स विपुलान् लोकान् तत्रैव स विमुच्यते

Transliteration

sa yāti muniśārdūla vāhneyaṃ lokamuttamam bhuktvā sa vipulān lokān tatraiva sa vimucyate

Translation

အို မုနိတို့အနက် ကျားကဲ့သို့ ထက်မြက်သူရေ၊ သူသည် ဝဟ္နိ(အဂ္ဂနိ) ၏ အမြင့်မြတ်သော လောကသို့ ရောက်သည်။ အလွန်ကျယ်ပြန့်သော ကောင်းကင်လောကများကို ခံစားပြီးနောက် ထိုနေရာ၌ပင် လွတ်မြောက်ကာ—pāśa(ချည်နှောင်မှု) မှ ကင်းလွတ်၍ ပတိ(အရှင်) ၏ ကရုဏာဖြင့် မောက္ခကို ရရှိသည်။

Word by Word

• saḥ: he

• yāti: goes/attains

• muni-śārdūla: O best among sages

• vāhneyam: belonging to Vahni/Agni

• lokam: world/realm

• uttamam: supreme/excellent

• bhuktvā: having enjoyed/experienced

• saḥ: he

• vipulān: vast/abundant

• lokān: worlds

• tatra eva: there itself

• vimucyate: is released/is liberated

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Agni (Vahni)

FAQs

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

It presents the phala (spiritual result) of Shaiva merit: ascent to an exalted loka and, beyond enjoyment of karmic rewards, final release from pāśa—implying that Linga-centered dharma culminates in moksha, not merely svarga.

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

By implying liberation “there itself,” it points to Pati’s sovereignty over karma and lokas: Shiva-tattva grants not only bhoga (experience of worlds) but also vimoksha (release), transcending the pasha that binds the pashu.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights a results-framework typical of Shaiva vrata/puja and allied Vedic-agni merit: disciplined worship and dharma yield higher lokas, and when matured by Shaiva grace, culminate in liberation rather than repeated return.