Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 123

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

स्ववशः सवशः स्वर्गः स्वरः स्वरमयस्वनः बीजाध्यक्षो बीजकर्ता धनकृद् धर्मवर्धनः

Transliteration

svavaśaḥ savaśaḥ svargaḥ svaraḥ svaramayasvanaḥ bījādhyakṣo bījakartā dhanakṛd dharmavardhanaḥ

Translation

Siya ang may sariling paghahari, laging nasa Kanyang kapangyarihan, at pinasasakop ang lahat sa Kanyang kapangyarihan. Siya mismo ang Langit, ang unang himig, at ang tunog na hinabi mula sa lahat ng himig. Siya ang namumuno sa binhi at ang lumikha ng binhi; Siya ang nagbibigay ng kasaganaan at nagpapalago ng dharma.

Word by Word

• स्ववशः: self-controlled, independent (svatantra Pati)

• सवशः: bringing all under control, all-subduing

• स्वर्गः: heaven, the luminous higher state

• स्वरः: tone, sacred note (nāda)

• स्वरमयस्वनः: sound made of tones, the essence of all resonance

• बीजाध्यक्षः: overseer/lord of the seed (bīja), regulator of causal potency

• बीजकर्ता: creator/producer of the seed, source of causality

• धनकृत्: giver/producer of wealth and prosperity

• धर्मवर्धनः: increaser of dharma, establisher of righteous order

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s Sahasranama to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as the bīja (causal seed) and its adhikārin (overseer), supporting the Linga as the sign of the unmanifest cause from which manifestation and dharma arise.

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

Shiva is shown as svavaśa (absolutely independent Pati) and savaśa (the one who brings all under His governance), while also being nāda/svara—the subtle sonic principle through which order and consciousness are revealed.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The epithets svara and svaramayasvana point to nāda-anusandhāna (inner sound contemplation) alongside Linga-pūjā, aligning devotion with yogic interiorization in a Pāśupata-oriented way.