Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 114

Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः

Devanagari script

यथा तरङ्गा लहरीसमूहा युध्यन्ति चान्योन्यमपांनिधौ च जलाश्रयादेव जडीकृताश् च सुरासुरास्तद्वदजस्य सर्वम्

Transliteration

yathā taraṅgā laharīsamūhā yudhyanti cānyonyamapāṃnidhau ca jalāśrayādeva jaḍīkṛtāś ca surāsurāstadvadajasya sarvam

Translation

Gaya ng mga alon—na nagtitipon sa maraming bugso—na nagbabanggaan at naglalaban sa loob ng karagatan, gayon din ang mga Deva at Asura, na napapamanhid dahil sa pagkanlong sa “tubig” na saligan ng kalikasan ng bagay, ay nag-aagawan sa isa’t isa. Sa gayon din, ang lahat ng ito’y pawang pagpapamalas lamang ng Walang-Kapanganakan (Aja)—ang Panginoon bilang Pati—sa pamamagitan ng Kanyang Māyā.

Word by Word

• यथा: just as

• तरङ्गाः: waves

• लहरी-समूहाः: a multitude/cluster of billows

• युध्यन्ति: fight, contend

• च: and

• अन्योन्यम्: with one another

• अपाम्-निधौ: in the ocean (treasure-house of waters)

• च: and

• जल-आश्रयात्: due to dependence on water / by taking refuge in water

• एव: indeed

• जडीकृताः: made dull, inert, stupefied

• च: and

• सुर-असुराः: Devas and Asuras

• तद्वत्: in that same manner

• अजस्य: of the Unborn (Aja—Shiva as the transcendent Pati)

• सर्वम्: all (this world/drama).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas
• Asuras
• Aja

FAQs

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

It reframes cosmic conflict as māyā-driven motion like waves in water, directing the devotee to worship the Linga as the unmoving Pati (Shiva) beyond the agitation of prakṛti.

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

Shiva is indicated as Aja (the Unborn), the ultimate ground in which all phenomena and oppositions arise; Devas and Asuras act as conditioned pashus, while Shiva remains the transcendent Pati whose power manifests the play.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A key Pashupata takeaway is vairāgya (dispassion): observe conflict as wave-like māyā, steady the mind in Shiva through dhyāna on the Linga and withdrawal from pasha-bound identifications.