Shloka 60

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

Devanagari script

यः प्रातर्देवदेवेशं शिवं लिङ्गस्वरूपिणम् पश्येत्स याति सर्वस्माद् अधिकां गतिमेव च

Transliteration

yaḥ prātardevadeveśaṃ śivaṃ liṅgasvarūpiṇam paśyetsa yāti sarvasmād adhikāṃ gatimeva ca

Translation

ప్రాతఃకాలంలో దేవదేవేశుడు, లింగస్వరూపుడైన శివుని దర్శించువాడు, సమస్త సాధనలకన్నా అధికమైన పరమగతిని—మోక్షాన్ని—పొందును.

Word by Word

• यः (yaḥ): whoever

• प्रातर् (prātar): at dawn, in the morning

• देवदेवेशम् (devadeveśam): the Lord of the lords of the gods, supreme over the devas

• शिवम् (śivam): Śiva, the auspicious Lord (Pati)

• लिङ्गस्वरूपिणम् (liṅga-svarūpiṇam): whose essential form is the Liṅga, present as the Liṅga-symbol

• पश्येत् (paśyet): may see, beholds (with devotion)

• सः (saḥ): he

• याति (yāti): goes, attains

• सर्वस्मात् (sarasmāt): beyond/above everything (all other goals/paths)

• अधिकाम् (adhikām): higher, superior

• गतिम् (gatim): state, destination, spiritual attainment

• एव (eva): indeed, certainly

• च (ca): and

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares that mere dawn-darśana of Śiva as the Liṅga—performed with devotion—yields the highest gati, placing Liṅga-upāsanā above ordinary worldly and even many heavenly attainments.

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

Śiva is presented as Devadeveśa (supreme Pati) and as liṅga-svarūpin—His presence is not separate from the Liṅga; the Liṅga is a revelatory form through which the bound pashu can directly approach the Lord beyond pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Morning practice (prātar) of Liṅga-darśana—approaching, seeing, and inwardly contemplating Śiva in the Liṅga—aligns with Pāśupata-oriented devotion where darśana and bhāvanā become a direct means toward liberation.