Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38

योगान्तरायाः, औपसर्गिकसिद्धयः, परवैराग्येन शैवप्रसादः

Devanagari script

भस्मीभूतविनिर्माणं यथापूर्वं सकामतः द्वाभ्यां रूपविनिष्पत्तिर् विना तैस्त्रिभिर् आत्मनः

Transliteration

bhasmībhūtavinirmāṇaṃ yathāpūrvaṃ sakāmataḥ dvābhyāṃ rūpaviniṣpattir vinā taistribhir ātmanaḥ

Translation

Sa sariling kalooban Niya, muli Niyang inililitaw—gaya ng dati—ang pagpapakita mula sa naging abo. Ngunit ang anyo ng kaluluwa ay hindi natatamo sa dalawang salik lamang; hindi ito maaari kung wala ang tatlong likas na prinsipyo ng Sarili.

Word by Word

• भस्मीभूत (bhasmībhūta): reduced to ash, dissolved into residue

• विनिर्माणम् (vinirmāṇam): re-creation, bringing forth anew

• यथा-पूर्वम् (yathā-pūrvam): as formerly, as before

• सकामतः (sakāmataḥ): by (His) desire/will, intentionally

• द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām): by two (means/principles)

• रूप-विनिष्पत्तिः (rūpa-viniṣpattiḥ): completion/attainment of form

• विना (vinā): without

• तैः (taiḥ): with those

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ): three

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ): of the Self/soul.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Purana teachings to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva (Pati) as the conscious power who restores manifestation after dissolution; Linga worship centers on that unconditioned Lord who remains when all forms become ‘bhasma’ and who can project forms again by will.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as sovereign icchā (free will) and as the ground that persists through pralaya; creation is not automatic matter-play alone but depends on the Lord’s governing presence beyond the changing forms.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse supports the Pashupata insight that the Pashu’s ‘form’ and experience cannot be perfected by limited means alone; liberation-oriented practice must align the soul with the higher triad of principles—culminating in surrender to Pati through Linga-puja, mantra, and inner detachment.