Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27

आचार्य-धर्मलक्षण-श्रद्धाभक्तिप्राधान्यं तथा लिङ्गे ध्यान-पूजाविधानसंकेतः

Adhyaya 10

Devanagari script

प्रीतितापविषादेभ्यो विनिवृत्तिर्विरक्तता संन्यासः कर्मणां न्यासः कृतानामकृतैः सह

Transliteration

prītitāpaviṣādebhyo vinivṛttirviraktatā saṃnyāsaḥ karmaṇāṃ nyāsaḥ kṛtānāmakṛtaiḥ saha

Translation

Ang virakti (pagkawalang-kapit) ay ang pagtalikod sa ligaya, pighati, at dalamhati. Ang saṃnyāsa ay ang paglalagak ng mga gawa—pagbitaw sa nagawa at sa di pa nagagawa—upang ang paśu (kaluluwang nakagapos) ay makaluwag sa pāśa (tali ng pagkaalipin) at humarap kay Pati, ang Panginoong Śiva.

Word by Word

• prīti: pleasure/delight

• tāpa: burning pain/affliction

• viṣāda: sorrow/dejection

• -ebhyaḥ: from (ablative plural)

• vinivṛttiḥ: withdrawal/cessation/turning back

• viraktatā: dispassion/detachment

• saṃnyāsaḥ: renunciation

• karmaṇām: of actions/ritual acts/deeds

• nyāsaḥ: laying down/abandonment

• kṛtānām: of what is done/accomplished

• akṛtaiḥ: with what is not done/unperformed

• saha: together/along with

Speaker

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

FAQs

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

It frames true Linga-upāsanā as inner renunciation: withdrawing from emotional extremes and relinquishing doership in karma, which purifies the pashu for steadfast devotion to Pati (Śiva).

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

By implication, Śiva as Pati is the stable refuge beyond prīti, tāpa, and viṣāda; turning away from these fluctuations is a movement toward Shiva-tattva—unbound, luminous, and liberating.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Pāśupata-oriented inner discipline: vairāgya and karma-nyāsa (dropping attachment to performed and unperformed acts), supporting meditation and steady Śiva-bhakti rather than mere external rite.