Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 97

ध्यानयोगेन रुद्रदर्शनम् — रुद्रावतार-परिवर्तक्रमः, लकुली (कायावतार), पाशुपतयोगः, लिङ्गार्चन-निष्ठा

Devanagari script

देवदानवयक्षेन्द्रसिद्धचारणसेवितः तत्रापि मम ते पुत्रा भविष्यन्ति महौजसः

Transliteration

devadānavayakṣendrasiddhacāraṇasevitaḥ tatrāpi mama te putrā bhaviṣyanti mahaujasaḥ

Translation

ସେ ଲୋକ ଦେବ, ଦାନବ, ଯକ୍ଷେନ୍ଦ୍ର, ସିଦ୍ଧ ଓ ଚାରଣମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ସେବିତ ଓ ପୂଜିତ। ହେ ପ୍ରିୟେ, ସେଠାରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ମୋ ପୁତ୍ରମାନେ ମହୌଜସ୍ବୀ ହେବେ—ପତି ଶିବଙ୍କ ଆଶ୍ରୟେ ପଶୁମାନଙ୍କୁ ପାଶବନ୍ଧନରୁ ପାର କରାଇବାରେ ସମର୍ଥ।

Word by Word

• deva: gods

• dānava: titans/anti-gods

• yakṣa-indra: lord of the Yakṣas (Kubera-like overlord)

• siddha: perfected being

• cāraṇa: celestial bard

• sevitaḥ: served/attended/honored

• tatra api: there also

• mama: my

• te: your/for you, O dear one

• putrāḥ: sons/offspring

• bhaviṣyanti: will be/become

• mahaujasaḥ: of great radiance, power, and spiritual vigor

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal divine assurance within the Purana’s creation-lineage context)

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Danavas
• Yakshas
• Siddhas
• Charanas
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the Shaiva realm as universally revered—served by Devas and perfected beings—implying that Linga-centered devotion is not sectarian but upheld across cosmic orders, and that powerful lineages arise to protect and propagate that worship.

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

By implying a realm honored by all classes of celestial beings and by promising “mahaujasa” offspring, it points to Shiva-tattva as Pati—the supreme source of spiritual potency—whose grace generates enlightened agencies that help paśus transcend pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it supports the Pāśupata orientation: the rise of spiritually powerful lineages (mahaujasaḥ) suggests transmission of Shaiva discipline—Pashupata Yoga and Linga-upāsanā—through authorized progeny/teachers rather than mere worldly power.