Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

भूयो मृत्युवशं याति तस्मान्मोक्षः परं सुखम् अथवा ध्यानसंयुक्तो ब्रह्मतत्त्वपरायणः

Transliteration

bhūyo mṛtyuvaśaṃ yāti tasmānmokṣaḥ paraṃ sukham athavā dhyānasaṃyukto brahmatattvaparāyaṇaḥ

Translation

Ang muling mapasailalim sa kapangyarihan ng Kamatayan ay bumabalik sa pagkagapos; kaya ang mokṣa ang sukdulang ligaya. O kaya, kung nakaugnay sa pagninilay at tapat sa tunay na prinsipyo ng Brahman—na nauunawa bilang Kataas-taasang Panginoon (Pati), si Śiva—nararating ang kalagayang nagpapalaya, lampas sa muling pagsilang.

Word by Word

• भूयः: again, repeatedly

• मृत्युवशम्: under the control of Death

• याति: goes, falls into

• तस्मात्: therefore

• मोक्षः: liberation (release of the paśu from pāśa)

• परम्: supreme

• सुखम्: bliss

• अथवा: or else

• ध्यानसंयुक्तः: joined with meditation, disciplined in dhyāna

• ब्रह्मतत्त्वपरायणः: wholly devoted to Brahman-tattva (the highest reality, i.e., Pati-tattva/Śiva-tattva).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching on liberation within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-centered Shaiva practice as liberation-oriented: without turning to moksha through Shiva (Pati) contemplation, the paśu remains subject to death and repeated return.

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

By identifying the liberating focus as “brahma-tattva,” it points to Shiva as the supreme reality (Pati-tattva) whose realization through dhyāna yields paramasukha beyond mṛtyu’s control.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dhyāna (meditative discipline) aligned with Brahman/Shiva-tattva—i.e., Pashupata-oriented contemplation that cuts pāśa and leads the paśu toward moksha.