Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28

ग्रहसंख्यावर्णनम् — ध्रुवस्य तपोबलात् ध्रुवस्थानप्राप्तिः

Devanagari script

ततः प्रशेमुः सर्वत्र विघ्नरूपाणि तत्र वै ततो गरुडमारुह्य कालमेघसमद्युतिः

Transliteration

tataḥ praśemuḥ sarvatra vighnarūpāṇi tatra vai tato garuḍamāruhya kālameghasamadyutiḥ

Translation

Pagkaraan, sa pook na iyon, ang lahat ng anyo ng mga hadlang sa bawat dako ay napayapa. Pagkatapos nito, ang Panginoong kulay-ulap na madilim ay sumakay kay Garuḍa at lumisan—hudyat na kapag napalugod ang Pati (ang Panginoon), ang mga pāśa (pagkagapos) na lumilitaw bilang vighna ay kusang humuhupa.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon

• praśemuḥ: they became calm/they were pacified

• sarvatra: everywhere

• vighna-rūpāṇi: forms of obstacles/obstructive manifestations

• tatra: there/in that place

• vai: indeed

• tataḥ: thereafter

• garuḍam: Garuḍa (the divine eagle)

• āruhya: having mounted

• kāla-megha-sama-dyutiḥ: having the splendor/hue like a dark rain-cloud

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It frames vighna-nivṛtti (cessation of obstacles) as a natural consequence of successful propitiation—when the Lord is pleased, obstructive forces lose their power, supporting the Linga-Pūjā aim of removing pāsas that bind the pashu.

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

Though the immediate image is of a dark-cloud-hued deity mounting Garuḍa, the Shaiva reading emphasizes the principle that Pati’s grace pacifies vighnas—Shiva-tattva as the sovereign remover of pasha, restoring inner order and auspiciousness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is vighna-śamana through steady worship and inner alignment: in Pāśupata-oriented practice, obstacles are treated as pasha-forms that subside through devotion, mantra, and disciplined worship centered on the Lord.