Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49

उमास्वयंवरः / भवोद्वाहः, गणसमागमः, अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यम्, तथा विनायक-उत्पत्तिसूचना

Devanagari script

स्वात्मानमपि देवाय सोदकं प्रददौ हरिः अथ सर्वे मुनिश्रेष्ठाः सर्ववेदार्थपारगाः

Transliteration

svātmānamapi devāya sodakaṃ pradadau hariḥ atha sarve muniśreṣṭhāḥ sarvavedārthapāragāḥ

Translation

Si Hari (Viṣṇu), sa pag-aalay na may tubig ayon sa wastong paraan, ay inihandog maging ang sarili niya sa Deva (Śiva). Pagkaraan, ang mga pinakadakilang pantas—yaong tumawid sa kabilang pampang ng kahulugan ng lahat ng Veda—ay sumang-ayon at sumunod din sa ganitong pagsuko.

Word by Word

• svātmānam: his own self

• api: even/also

• devāya: to the Deva (Śiva)

• sa-udakam (sodakam): together with water, with ritual water-offering

• pradadau: gave, offered

• hariḥ: Hari (Viṣṇu)

• atha: then

• sarve: all

• muni-śreṣṭhāḥ: the foremost sages

• sarva-veda-artha-pāragāḥ: those who have mastered/crossed beyond the meanings of all the Vedas

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Sages (Munis)

FAQs

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

It highlights udaka-offering (ritual water) and the highest limb of worship—ātma-nivedana—where the devotee offers the very self to Śiva as Pati, not merely external gifts.

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

Śiva is presented as the Deva worthy of total surrender: the supreme Pati who receives the pashu’s self-offering and, by that grace-oriented relationship, loosens pasha (bondage) beyond mere ritual merit.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A simple but central Shiva-pūjā element—offering water (udaka)—is paired with the yogic-bhakti principle of self-surrender, a Pāśupata-aligned attitude where the pashu entrusts itself to Pati.