Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66

क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं

Devanagari script

त्यक्त्वा मायामिमां तस्माद् योद्धुमर्हसि यत्नतः एवं तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा दृष्ट्वा माहात्म्यमद्भुतम्

Transliteration

tyaktvā māyāmimāṃ tasmād yoddhumarhasi yatnataḥ evaṃ tasya vacaḥ śrutvā dṛṣṭvā māhātmyamadbhutam

Translation

“Kaya iwan mo ang Māyā na ito at magsikap nang buong tiyaga—karapat-dapat kang lumaban.” Nang marinig ang mga salitang iyon at masaksihan ang kamangha-manghang kadakilaan, tumibay ang kanyang pasiya sa loob ng sarili.

Word by Word

• tyaktvā: having abandoned

• māyām: delusive power/illusion

• imām: this

• tasmād: therefore/from that reason

• yoddhum: to fight/struggle

• arhasi: you are worthy/fit

• yatnataḥ: with effort/earnestly

• evaṁ: thus

• tasya: his

• vacaḥ: words

• śrutvā: having heard

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen/witnessed

• māhātmyam: greatness, majesty

• adbhutam: marvelous, wondrous

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal exhortation within the episode)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Maya

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-bhakti as a discipline of rejecting Māyā (pāśa) and turning the Paśu toward Pati—steadfast effort and devotion become the ‘battle’ that purifies worship.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the transcendent Pati whose wondrous māhātmya is directly witnessed—His power exposes Māyā as subordinate and calls the soul to realign with truth.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Pāśupata-oriented takeaway: vairāgya (detachment from Māyā) combined with yatna (disciplined striving), which supports japa, dhyāna, and steadfast Shiva-pūjā as means to loosen bondage.