Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37

आचार्य-धर्मलक्षण-श्रद्धाभक्तिप्राधान्यं तथा लिङ्गे ध्यान-पूजाविधानसंकेतः

Adhyaya 10

Devanagari script

भक्त्या एव मुनीनां च बलसौभाग्यमेव च भवेन च तथा प्रोक्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्योमां पिनाकिना

Transliteration

bhaktyā eva munīnāṃ ca balasaubhāgyameva ca bhavena ca tathā proktaṃ samprekṣyomāṃ pinākinā

Translation

Sa bhakti lamang nakakamit ng mga muni ang lakas at mapalad na kapalaran. Gayundin, ipinahayag ni Bhava (Śiva)—matapos masdan si Umā—na si Pinākin, ang may hawak ng busog, ang nagsalita ng mga salitang ito.

Word by Word

• भक्त्या (bhaktyā): by devotion

• एव (eva): alone/indeed

• मुनीनां (munīnāṁ): of sages

• च (ca): and

• बल (bala): strength

• सौभाग्यम् (saubhāgyam): good fortune/auspicious prosperity

• एव (eva): indeed

• च (ca): and

• भवेन (bhavena): by Bhava (Śiva)

• च (ca): and

• तथा (tathā): thus

• प्रोक्तम् (proktam): spoken/declared

• सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya): having beheld/after seeing

• उमाम् (umām): Umā (Pārvatī)

• पिनाकिना (pinākinā): by Pinākin (Śiva, bearer of Pināka)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating; reporting Shiva’s statement)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It places bhakti as the decisive cause of spiritual and worldly siddhi—strength and auspicious fortune—implying that Linga-pūjā bears fruit primarily when performed with devotion rather than mere ritual form.

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

Śiva is presented as Bhava and Pinākin—Pati who teaches that grace is accessed through devotion; his vision of Umā hints at Shiva-tattva as inseparable from Śakti, the dynamic power through which blessings manifest for the pashu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Bhakti-yukta sādhana is emphasized: devotion as the inner limb that empowers pūjā and Pāśupata-oriented practice by weakening pasha (bondage) and turning the mind toward darśana of Umā-Maheśvara.