Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25

शरभप्रादुर्भावो नाम षण्णवतितमोऽध्यायः (जलन्धरविमर्दनम्)

Devanagari script

न लब्ध्वा दिवि भूमौ च बाहवो मम शङ्कर समस्तान्पर्वतान्प्राप्य घर्षिताश् च गणेश्वर

Transliteration

na labdhvā divi bhūmau ca bāhavo mama śaṅkara samastānparvatānprāpya gharṣitāś ca gaṇeśvara

Translation

အို ဂဏေရှ္ဝရ၊ ကျွန်ုပ်၏ လက်မောင်းတို့သည် ကောင်းကင်၌လည်း မြေပြင်၌လည်း (အဆုံးသတ်ကို) မတွေ့နိုင်သဖြင့် တောင်တန်းအားလုံးသို့ ရောက်သွားကာ ပွတ်တိုက်လွန်း၍ နာကျင်ပျက်စီးသွားသည်၊ အို ရှင်ကရ။

Word by Word

• na: not

• labdhvā: having obtained/found

• divi: in heaven

• bhūmau: on earth

• ca: and

• bāhavaḥ: arms

• mama: my

• śaṅkara: O Śaṅkara (auspicious Lord)

• samastān: all

• parvatān: mountains

• prāpya: having reached

• gharṣitāḥ: abraded/rubbed raw

• ca: and

• gaṇeśvara: O lord of the gaṇas

Speaker

A devotee/agent of Shiva’s host (Gaṇa) addressing Gaṇeśvara/Śaṅkara within Sūta’s narration

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganesha
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It underscores the core Linga teaching: Shiva’s reality is measureless and cannot be reached by mere physical or worldly striving; the Linga signifies the Infinite (Ananta) Pati who is known through devotion and right knowledge.

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

Shiva-tattva is portrayed as beyond the totality of heaven and earth—unfindable as a finite endpoint—revealing Shiva as Aparicchinna (unbounded) and the transcendent Pati whom the pashu cannot grasp through limited instruments.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies the Pāśupata principle that effort without surrender reaches exhaustion; the yogic takeaway is turning from external searching to inner devotion, mantra, and contemplative recognition of Shiva as the boundless Linga.