Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 99

ध्यानयज्ञः, संसार-विष-निरूपणम्, पाशुपतयोगः, परा-अपरा विद्या, चतुर्वस्था-विचारः (अध्यायः ८६)

Devanagari script

अमृतं चाक्षरं ब्रह्म परमात्मा परापरम् निर्विकल्पं निराभासं ज्ञानं पर्यायवाचकम्

Transliteration

amṛtaṃ cākṣaraṃ brahma paramātmā parāparam nirvikalpaṃ nirābhāsaṃ jñānaṃ paryāyavācakam

Translation

Ang mga katawagang “walang-kamatayan,” “di-nasisira,” “Brahman,” “Pinakamataas na Sarili,” at “mataas-at-mababa,” gayundin ang “walang paghahating-konsepto” at “walang anyong-makamundo,” ay pawang magkasingkahulugan na pahayag para sa iisang Kaalaman (jñāna) na tumutukoy sa Kataas-taasang Panginoon (Pati).

Word by Word

• amṛtam: immortal, deathless

• ca: and

• akṣaram: imperishable, undecaying

• brahma: Brahman, the Absolute

• paramātmā: Supreme Self (inner ruler)

• parāparam: transcendent-yet-immanent (higher and lower)

• nirvikalpam: free from conceptual construction, undifferentiated

• nirābhāsam: without manifestation/phenomenal appearance, beyond objective display

• jñānam: spiritual Knowledge, consciousness-principle

• paryāya-vācakam: a synonymous designation, an equivalent term

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching on Shiva-tattva as supreme Knowledge)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga devotion as worship of the imperishable Pati—Shiva—who is understood through liberating jñāna; the Linga points to the akṣara, amṛta reality beyond decay and death.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as the Supreme Self and Brahman—nirvikalpa (beyond mental constructs) and nirābhāsa (beyond phenomenal projection)—the one consciousness/knowledge that transcends yet pervades all (parāpara).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is jñāna-oriented Pashupata yoga: dissolving vikalpa (conceptuality) to realize the Pati as inner Paramātmā; external puja is strengthened by this inner recognition.