Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

ददावंबापतिः शर्वो भवान्याश् च चलस्य च लब्ध्वा चक्षुस्तदा देवा इन्द्रविष्णुपुरोगमाः

Transliteration

dadāvaṃbāpatiḥ śarvo bhavānyāś ca calasya ca labdhvā cakṣustadā devā indraviṣṇupurogamāḥ

Translation

Noon, si Śarva—si Śiva, ang Panginoon ni Umā—ay nagkaloob ng banal na paningin; at ang mga Deva, na pinangungunahan nina Indra at Viṣṇu, pagkamit ng paningin, ay namasdan si Bhavānī at ang Panginoong matatag sa gitna ng nagbabagong daigdig.

Word by Word

• ददाव: bestowed/gave

• अम्बापतिः: Lord of Umā (Śiva)

• शर्वः: Śarva (Śiva)

• भवान्याः: of Bhavānī (Pārvatī)

• च: and

• चलस्य: of the moving/changeful (jagat)

• च: and

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained

• चक्षुः: sight/vision

• तदा: then/at that time

• देवाः: the gods

• इन्द्र-विष्णु-पुरोगमाः: led by Indra and Viṣṇu

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purva-Bhaga account to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Indra
• Vishnu
• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva as Pati (the Lord) whose anugraha grants true darśana—spiritual “sight”—implying that Linga-worship culminates not merely in ritual, but in Śiva’s grace revealing reality.

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

Śiva appears as Śarva and Umāpati, inseparable from Bhavānī (Śakti), and as the steady principle amid the moving world—indicating the transcendent Pati who illumines the pashus by removing ignorance.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice implied is darśana through anugraha: in Pāśupata orientation, disciplined worship and inner yoga mature into Śiva’s grace, which grants right vision and loosens pasha (bondage).