Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24

अन्धकानुग्रहः—शूलारोपणं, रुद्रस्मरण-फलम्, तथा गाणपत्य-प्रदानम् (अध्याय 93)

Devanagari script

भगवन्देवदेवेश भक्तार्तिहर शङ्कर त्वयि भक्तिः प्रसीदेश यदि देयो वरश् च मे

Transliteration

bhagavandevadeveśa bhaktārtihara śaṅkara tvayi bhaktiḥ prasīdeśa yadi deyo varaś ca me

Translation

Ó Bem-aventurado Senhor, Deus dos deuses, ó Śaṅkara que remove a aflição dos devotos—sê gracioso. Se um dom me há de ser concedido, que seja a bhakti inabalável para Contigo.

Word by Word

• भगवन् (bhagavan): O Blessed Lord

• देवदेवेश (deva-deveśa): Lord of the gods

• भक्तार्तिहर (bhaktārti-hara): remover of devotees’ suffering

• शङ्कर (śaṅkara): Śaṅkara, the auspicious one

• त्वयि (tvayi): in/unto You

• भक्तिः (bhaktiḥ): devotion

• प्रसीद (prasīda): be pleased, show grace

• ईश (īśa): O Lord

• यदि (yadi): if

• देयः (deyaḥ): is to be given

• वरः (varaḥ): boon

• च (ca): and

• मे (me): to me/for me

Speaker

A devotee (within Suta’s narration) addressing Lord Shiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It places bhakti itself as the supreme “vara” (boon), implying that outer Linga-puja is fulfilled when the heart becomes firmly established in devotion to Pati (Shiva).

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

Shiva is invoked as Deva-Deveśa (transcendent Lord over all devas) and Bhaktārti-hara (the compassionate remover of devotees’ suffering), highlighting His anugraha (grace) as central to liberation of the pashu.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice is single-pointed devotion (bhakti-niṣṭhā) as the inner limb of worship—aligned with Pāśupata orientation where Shiva’s grace loosens pāśa (bondage) and steadies the pashu in Pati.