Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

स्नानविधिः — गायत्र्यावाहन, सूर्यवन्दन, तर्पण, पञ्चमहायज्ञ, भस्मस्नान, मन्त्रस्नान

Devanagari script

वेदाश् च पितरः सर्वे नात्र कार्या विचारणा ग्रामाद्बहिर्गतो भूत्वा ब्राह्मणो ब्रह्मयज्ञवित्

Transliteration

vedāś ca pitaraḥ sarve nātra kāryā vicāraṇā grāmādbahirgato bhūtvā brāhmaṇo brahmayajñavit

Translation

Ang mga Veda at ang lahat ng Pitṛ ay tunay na naroroon doon—huwag mag-alinlangan. Kaya ang Brahmana na nakauunawa sa Brahma-yajña ay lumabas sa nayon at magsagawa ng banal na pagbigkas, iginagalang ang Veda bilang salalayan ng dharma.

Word by Word

• वेदाः (vedāḥ): the Vedas

• च (ca): and

• पितरः (pitaraḥ): the ancestral fathers (Pitṛs)

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• न (na): not

• अत्र (atra): here/there (in that act/place)

• कार्या (kāryā): to be done/required

• विचारणा (vicāraṇā): deliberation, doubt, inquiry

• ग्रामात् (grāmāt): from the village

• बहिः-गतः (bahiḥ-gataḥ): having gone outside

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā): having become/after going

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ): a Brahmana

• ब्रह्म-यज्ञ-वित् (brahma-yajña-vit): knower of Brahma-yajña (Vedic study/recitation as sacrifice)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the prescribed conduct as taught in the Linga Purana tradition)

Characters & Entities

• Pitrs
• Vedas

FAQs

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

It establishes that Vedic recitation (Brahma-yajña) is itself a sacred offering; in Shaiva observance it supports Linga-puja by purifying the Pashu (individual soul) and aligning daily conduct with Shiva-dharma.

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

Implicitly, it points to Shiva as Pati upheld by śruti: the Veda and the Pitṛs are treated as sanctified presences in the rite, indicating a cosmos ordered by sacred sound that culminates in devotion and liberation under the Lord.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Brahma-yajña—daily Vedic study/recitation—performed in a disciplined manner (going outside the village), emphasizing purity, restraint, and ritual correctness as supports to Shaiva sadhana.