Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28

Adhyaya 35 — दधीचि-क्षुप-युद्धम्, भार्गवोपदेशः, मृतसंजीवनी (त्र्यम्बक) मन्त्रः

Devanagari script

एवमाराध्य देवेशं दधीचो मुनिसत्तमः प्राप्यावध्यत्वमन्यैश् च वज्रास्थित्वं प्रयत्नतः

Transliteration

evamārādhya deveśaṃ dadhīco munisattamaḥ prāpyāvadhyatvamanyaiś ca vajrāsthitvaṃ prayatnataḥ

Translation

Sa gayon, si Dadhīci, ang pinakadakila sa mga muni, matapos sambahin ang Panginoon ng mga deva, sa masidhing pagsisikap ay nagkamit ng biyayang hindi mapapahamak ng iba; at ang kanyang mga buto ay naging matigas na gaya ng vajra.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus

• आराध्य: having worshipped/propitiated

• देवेशम्: the Lord of the gods (Śiva)

• दधीचः: Dadhīci

• मुनिसत्तमः: best among sages

• प्राप्य: having obtained

• अवध्यत्वम्: the state of being unkillable/unassailable

• अन्यैः: by others

• च: and

• वज्र-अस्थित्वम्: vajra-like bone-nature/adamantine bones

• प्रयत्नतः: through effort/with diligent striving

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Dadhichi

FAQs

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

It presents the core Shaiva principle that steadfast ārādhana of Deveśa (often through Linga-upāsanā) draws Śiva’s anugraha, granting protection and extraordinary strength—signs of the Lord’s favor toward a devoted pashu (soul) turning to Pati (the Lord).

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

Śiva is shown as Deveśa—the sovereign bestower of boons—whose grace can suspend ordinary limitations. His anugraha is not merely material; it signifies the Lord’s mastery over embodied conditions and the bonds (pāśa) that constrain beings.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Persistent tapas and devotional propitiation (ārādhana) consistent with a Pāśupata-oriented discipline—focused effort, purity, and single-pointed devotion—are implied as the means by which siddhi-like boons arise through Śiva’s grace.