Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50

भुवनकोशविन्यासनिर्णयः (ज्योतिर्गति-वृष्टिचक्र-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

मूकाः सशब्ददुष्टाशास् त्व् एतैः कृत्यं यथाक्रमम् क्षामवृष्टिप्रदा दीर्घकालं शीतसमीरिणः

Transliteration

mūkāḥ saśabdaduṣṭāśās tv etaiḥ kṛtyaṃ yathākramam kṣāmavṛṣṭipradā dīrghakālaṃ śītasamīriṇaḥ

Translation

May ilan ang naging pipi; ang iba nama’y nagsasalita ngunit nagbubuga ng marahas at baluktot na mga utos. Dahil sa mga kaguluhang ito, ang mga tungkuling itinakda ayon sa wastong pagkakasunod ay nagagambala. Kaunti ang ulan, at sa mahabang panahon ay umiihip ang malamig na hangin—mga tanda na nasugatan ang dharma at humihigpit ang tali ng pāśa sa mga nilalang na may katawan (paśu).

Word by Word

• मूकाः (mūkāḥ): mute, speechless

• सशब्द (saśabda): having speech, speaking

• दुष्टाशासः (duṣṭāśāsaḥ): of wicked/harsh injunctions, issuing corrupt commands

• तु (tu): but/indeed

• एतैः (etaiḥ): by these (conditions/people)

• कृत्यम् (kṛtyam): duty, what ought to be done (prescribed action)

• यथाक्रमम् (yathākramam): in proper order, sequentially as ordained

• क्षामवृष्टिप्रदाः (kṣāma-vṛṣṭi-pradāḥ): giving meagre rainfall, causing drought-like rains

• दीर्घकालम् (dīrgha-kālam): for a long time

• शीतसमीरिणः (śīta-samīriṇaḥ): having cold winds, marked by chilly breezes

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames social disorder and failed ritual-dharma as cosmic imbalance (scarcity of rain, cold winds), implying that re-centering life on Shiva through Linga-oriented dharma and worship restores ṛta (order) and loosens pāśa (bondage).

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as Pati—the stabilizing Lord of order—whose presence upholds proper sequence (yathākramam) in duty and nature; when beings deviate, the world reflects that rupture until alignment with Shiva-dharma is regained.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No single rite is named, but the verse points to maintaining prescribed karmas in proper order; in a Shaiva frame this aligns with disciplined Shiva-puja and Pashupata-style self-regulation to prevent dharma-kṣaya and its worldly consequences.