Shloka 105

Shivamurti–Pratishtha Phala: Shivalaya-Nirmana, Kshetra-Mahatmya, Tirtha-Snana, and Mandala-Vidhi

Devanagari script

आदिदेवो महादेवः प्रलयस्थितिकारकः सर्गश् च भुवनाधीशः शर्वव्यापी सदाशिवः शिवब्रह्मामृतं ग्राह्यं मोक्षसाधनम् उत्तमम्

Transliteration

ādidevo mahādevaḥ pralayasthitikārakaḥ sargaś ca bhuvanādhīśaḥ śarvavyāpī sadāśivaḥ śivabrahmāmṛtaṃ grāhyaṃ mokṣasādhanam uttamam

Translation

ఆదిదేవుడైన మహాదేవుడు ప్రళయమూ స్థితియూ కలిగించువాడు; సృష్టికి ప్రేరణ కూడా ఆయనే—భువనాధీశుడు, శర్వరూపంగా సర్వవ్యాపి, సదాశివుడిగా నిత్యస్థితుడు. కాబట్టి శివ-బ్రహ్మామృతాన్ని గ్రహించి అంతరంగంలో నిలుపుకోవాలి; అదే మోక్షానికి పరమ సాధనం.

Word by Word

• आदिदेवः: the primordial Deva

• महादेवः: the Great God (Śiva)

• प्रलय: dissolution

• स्थिति: maintenance/preservation

• कारकः: doer, causal agent

• सर्गः: creation/emission

• च: and

• भुवन-अधीशः: Lord of the worlds

• शर्व: Śarva (a name of Śiva)

• व्यापी: all-pervading

• सदाशिवः: Sadāśiva, eternally auspicious Lord

• शिव-ब्रह्म-अमृतम्: the nectar of Śiva as Brahman (supreme Reality)

• ग्राह्यम्: to be accepted/received/realized

• मोक्ष-साधनम्: means to liberation

• उत्तमम्: supreme, highest.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sadashiva
• Sharva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-upāsanā as more than ritual: worship is meant to culminate in grasping “Śiva-Brahman,” the inner reality signified by the Liṅga, which alone becomes the supreme means to mokṣa.

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

Śiva is presented as Pati—the all-pervading Sadāśiva who governs sṛṣṭi, sthiti, and pralaya, and who is identical with Brahman; realizing Him dissolves paśa (bondage) and fulfills the paśu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes jñāna-oriented upāsanā: receiving/realizing the “nectar of Śiva-Brahman,” which aligns with Pāśupata-oriented contemplation where worship matures into liberating insight (mokṣa-sādhana).