Linga Purana 1.59.5 — Purva Bhaga, Adhyaya 59, Shloka 5

Adhyaya 59 — सूर्याद्यभिषेककथनम्

Surya and Related Abhisheka/ Cosmological Determinations

Devanagari script

फ़िरे-wअतेर्-चिर्च्ले यथा देवगृहाणीह सूर्यचन्द्रादयो ग्रहाः अतः परं तु त्रिविधम् अग्नेर्वक्ष्ये समुद्भवम्

Transliteration

fire-water-circle yathā devagṛhāṇīha sūryacandrādayo grahāḥ ataḥ paraṃ tu trividham agnervakṣye samudbhavam

Translation

Assim como aqui os luminares—Sol, Lua e os demais planetas—se movem em seus circuitos ordenados, como recintos sagrados das moradas divinas, assim agora declararei a tríplice origem de Agni. Esta ordem do cosmos prossegue sob o governo de Pati (Śiva), enquanto os paśu (almas) a experimentam conforme o seu paśa (vínculo) e o seu mérito.

Word by Word

• yathā: just as

• iha: here (in this world/cosmos)

• sūrya-candra-ādayaḥ: the Sun, Moon, and others

• grahāḥ: planets/luminaries

• devagṛhāṇi: divine abodes/temples (sacred stations)

• (paricakramuḥ/pari-): in circuits/around (implied by context)

• ataḥ param: thereafter/now further

• tu: indeed

• trividham: threefold

• agneḥ: of Agni (fire)

• vakṣye: I shall explain

• samudbhavam: origin/arising.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Surya
• Chandra

FAQs

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

It frames cosmic order—sun, moon, and planetary cycles—as sacred, regulated movement, implying that Linga worship aligns the worshipper with Śiva as Pati, the governor of cosmic rhythm and ritual time.

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

By presenting an ordered cosmos and then introducing Agni’s threefold origin, the verse implies a higher governing intelligence—Śiva-tattva as Pati—within which elements and luminaries function; pashus experience this order through the constraints of pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The focus on Agni’s origin points toward Agni-centered Vedic ritual (homa) as a Shaiva-supportive practice; yogically, it supports Pāśupata discipline of attuning one’s inner ‘fire’ (tapas) to the cosmic law upheld by Śiva.