Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 17

Adhyaya 70: आदिसर्गः—महत्-अहङ्कार-तन्मात्रा-भूतसृष्टिः, ब्रह्माण्डावरणम्, प्रजासर्गः, त्रिमूर्ति-शैवाधिष्ठानम्

Devanagari script

यः पूरयति यस्माच्च कृत्स्नान्देवाननुग्रहैः नयते तत्त्वभावं च तेन पूरिति चोच्यते

Transliteration

yaḥ pūrayati yasmācca kṛtsnāndevānanugrahaiḥ nayate tattvabhāvaṃ ca tena pūriti cocyate

Translation

தன் அருளால் எல்லாத் தேவர்களையும் நிறைவு பெறச் செய்து, அவர்களைத் தத்துவபாவம்—பரம யதார்த்த நிலைக்கு நடத்துபவன்; ஆகவே அவன் ‘பூரி’ என அழைக்கப்படுகிறான்.

Word by Word

• यः (yaḥ): he who

• पूरयति (pūrayati): fills, fulfills, completes

• यस्मात् (yasmāt): because of whom, from whom

• च (ca): and

• कृत्स्नान् (kṛtsnān): all, entire

• देवान् (devān): the gods

• अनुग्रहैः (anugrahaiḥ): by acts of grace, by benevolent favor

• नयते (nayate): leads, guides

• तत्त्वभावम् (tattvabhāvam): the state/realization of tattva, true principle/reality

• तेन (tena): therefore, by that reason

• पूरिः (pūriḥ): Pūri (a name/title)

• इति (iti): thus

• च (ca): and

• उच्यते (ucyate): is said, is called

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s names and their meanings to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-worship as seeking Shiva’s anugraha (grace): the Lord who ‘fulfills’ devotees and guides them toward tattva-realization, not merely worldly boons.

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

Shiva is shown as Pati—the sovereign giver of completion and the revealer of tattva-bhāva—whose grace elevates beings from function and merit to direct realization of Reality.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to anugraha-centered sādhanā: Linga-pūjā and Pāśupata-oriented discipline undertaken to receive Shiva’s grace that culminates in tattva-bhāva (true realization).