Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29

दक्षयज्ञध्वंसः—वीरभद्रप्रेषणं, देवविष्ण्वोः पराजयः, पुनरनुग्रहः

Devanagari script

क्रोधरक्तेक्षणः श्रीमान् अतिष्ठत् पुरुषर्षभः तस्य चक्रं च यद्रौद्रं कालादित्यसमप्रभम्

Transliteration

krodharaktekṣaṇaḥ śrīmān atiṣṭhat puruṣarṣabhaḥ tasya cakraṃ ca yadraudraṃ kālādityasamaprabham

Translation

Com os olhos rubros de ira, o ilustre—touro entre os homens—permaneceu firme. E o seu disco, terrível em fúria, resplandecia com brilho igual ao do Tempo e do Sol, como se encarnasse o poder irresistível que, sob o Senhor (Pati), subjuga todo laço (pāśa).

Word by Word

• क्रोध: wrath

• रक्त: red

• ईक्षणः: having eyes/one whose gaze

• श्रीमान्: glorious, illustrious

• अतिष्ठत्: stood firm, remained

• पुरुषर्षभः: bull among men, best of men

• तस्य: his

• चक्रं: discus, wheel-weapon

• च: and

• यत्: which

• रौद्रं: fierce, wrathful, Rudra-like

• काल: Time (as cosmic destroyer)

• आदित्य: Sun

• सम: equal

• प्रभम्: splendor, radiance

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Suta
• The best of men (unnamed hero)
• Discus (Cakra)

FAQs

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

It highlights Rudra-like tejas (fierce divine radiance) that protects the devotee and dissolves obstacles—an inner principle behind Linga worship, where the Pati’s power burns away pāśa (bondage).

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

By comparing the weapon’s radiance to Kāla and Āditya, the verse evokes Shiva-tattva as transcendent and irresistible power—both illuminating and dissolving—by which the Lord governs creation and liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway aligns with Pāśupata discipline: steadiness (sthiti) amid inner ‘wrath’ or agitation, converting intense energy into Rudra-tejas through mantra-japa and focused contemplation on the Pati who severs bondage.