Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33

मुनिमोहशमनम्

Pāśupata-yoga, Siddhis, Puruṣa-darśana, Saṃsāra, and Prāṇa-Rudra Pañcāhutī

Devanagari script

तस्मात्स्थानात्पुनः श्रेष्ठो मानुष्यमुपपद्यते तस्माद्ब्रह्म परं सौख्यं ब्रह्म शाश्वतम् उत्तमम्

Transliteration

tasmātsthānātpunaḥ śreṣṭho mānuṣyamupapadyate tasmādbrahma paraṃ saukhyaṃ brahma śāśvatam uttamam

Translation

Mula sa kalagayang iyon, muling nakakamtan ang higit na marangal na kalagayan ng pagsilang bilang tao. Kaya Brahman lamang ang sukdulang kaligayahan—ang Brahman ay walang hanggan at walang kapantay.

Word by Word

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): from that

• स्थानात् (sthānāt): state/abode/condition

• पुनः (punaḥ): again

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ): the best/superior

• मानुष्यम् (mānuṣyam): human state/human birth

• उपपद्यते (upapadyate): is obtained/comes to be attained

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): therefore/from that reason

• ब्रह्म (brahma): Brahman (the Supreme Reality

• परम् (param): supreme

• सौख्यम् (saukhyam): happiness/bliss

• ब्रह्म (brahma): Brahman

• शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam): eternal

• उत्तमम् (uttamam): highest/unsurpassed

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching within the Purva-Bhaga context)

Characters & Entities

• Brahman
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames human birth as a privileged opportunity to turn from worldly states toward realization of the Supreme (Brahman/Paramaśiva), which is the true goal implicitly supported by Linga-upāsanā as a means to transcend pasha (bondage).

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

By declaring Brahman as eternal and unsurpassed bliss, the verse aligns with a Shaiva reading where the highest Brahman is Paramaśiva (Pati)—the supreme, timeless Reality whose nature is ānanda (bliss) beyond changing conditions.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes jñāna-oriented Pashupata discipline: using human life for sādhana that culminates in Brahman-realization—supported by Shiva-pūjā and inner yoga that loosens pasha and reveals Pati.