Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19

उमामहेश्वरव्रतं—पञ्चाक्षरमन्त्रस्य माहात्म्यं, न्यासः, जपविधिः, सदाचारः, विनियोगः

Devanagari script

ततस्तुतोष भगवान् त्रिमूर्तीनां परः शिवः दत्तवानखिलं ज्ञानम् अणिमादिगुणाष्टकम्

Transliteration

tatastutoṣa bhagavān trimūrtīnāṃ paraḥ śivaḥ dattavānakhilaṃ jñānam aṇimādiguṇāṣṭakam

Translation

Pagkaraan, ang Mapalad na Panginoon—si Śiva na higit pa maging sa Trimūrti—ay nalugod at ipinagkaloob ang ganap na kaalamang espirituwal, kasama ang walong katangiang nagsisimula sa aṇimā, ang mga siddhi ng yoga.

Word by Word

• ततः (tataḥ): then/thereupon

• तुतोष (tutoṣa): was pleased/was satisfied

• भगवान् (bhagavān): the Blessed Lord

• त्रिमूर्तीनाम् (trimūrtīnām): of the Trimūrti (Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Rudra)

• परः (paraḥ): supreme, beyond

• शिवः (śivaḥ): Śiva, the auspicious Lord (Pati)

• दत्तवान् (dattavān): bestowed, granted

• अखिलम् (akhilam): entire, complete

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam): liberating knowledge (jñāna leading to mokṣa)

• अणिमादि (aṇimādi): beginning with aṇimā (minuteness)

• गुणाष्टकम् (guṇāṣṭakam): the set of eight qualities/perfections (aṣṭa-siddhis).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana account to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Trimurti

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva—the Lord worshipped as the Liṅga—as the supreme Pati who grants not only boons but the highest jñāna; Liṅga-worship is thus tied to liberation, not merely worldly results.

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

Śiva is declared “paraḥ”—beyond even the Trimūrti—indicating transcendent sovereignty: the source of grace who removes pāśa (bondage) from paśu (the soul) through jñāna.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to Pāśupata-oriented yoga where Śiva bestows siddhis (aṇimā and the rest) as secondary fruits, while complete jñāna remains the primary means toward mokṣa.