Shloka 1

दक्षयज्ञध्वंसः—वीरभद्रप्रेषणं, देवविष्ण्वोः पराजयः, पुनरनुग्रहः

Devanagari script

इति श्रीलिङ्गमहापुराणे पूर्वभागे देवीसंभवो नाम नवनवतितमो ऽध्यायः ऋषय ऊचुः विजित्य विष्णुना सार्धं भगवान्परमेश्वरः सर्वान्दधीचवचनात् कथं भेजे महेश्वरः

Transliteration

iti śrīliṅgamahāpurāṇe pūrvabhāge devīsaṃbhavo nāma navanavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ ṛṣaya ūcuḥ vijitya viṣṇunā sārdhaṃ bhagavānparameśvaraḥ sarvāndadhīcavacanāt kathaṃ bheje maheśvaraḥ

Translation

శ్రీలింగమహాపురాణ పూర్వభాగంలో ‘దేవీసంభవ’ అనే తొంభై తొమ్మిదవ అధ్యాయం. ఋషులు పలికిరి—“విష్ణుతో కలిసి భగవాన్ పరమేశ్వరుడు సమస్తులను జయించిన తరువాత, దధీచి వచనానుసారం మహేశ్వరుడు ఏమి చేసెను?”

Word by Word

• iti: thus

• śrī-liṅga-mahāpurāṇe: in the holy Liṅga Mahāpurāṇa

• pūrva-bhāge: in the former section

• devī-saṃbhavaḥ: ‘the manifestation/origin of the Goddess’

• nāma: named

• navanavatitamaḥ: ninety-ninth

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter

• ṛṣayaḥ ūcuḥ: the sages said

• vijitya: having conquered

• viṣṇunā sārdham: together with Viṣṇu

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord

• parameśvaraḥ: the Supreme Lord

• sarvān: all

• dadhīca-vacanāt: due to/according to Dadhīca’s word (instruction)

• katham: how

• bheje: undertook/accepted/did

• maheśvaraḥ: Maheśvara (Śiva).

Speaker

Sages of Naimiṣāraṇya (addressing Sūta Gosvāmin in the outer frame)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Maheśvara/Parameśvara)
• Vishnu
• Dadhīca
• Sages (Ṛṣayaḥ)

FAQs

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

It frames the next teaching as a question about Parameśvara’s conduct after victory—showing that even the Supreme Pati upholds dharma and rishi-instruction, which underlies disciplined Śiva-pūjā and devotion centered on the Liṅga.

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

Śiva is addressed as Bhagavān and Parameśvara—Pati, the sovereign Lord—yet he freely chooses to ‘accept’ a course of action for the sake of cosmic order, indicating his transcendence along with compassionate governance (anugraha) over paśus.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is prescribed in this single line; it signals a dharmic principle central to Pāśupata orientation—submission to guru/ṛṣi-vākya and disciplined alignment of action after conflict, which later supports Śiva-pūjā and yogic restraint.