Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

अर्थितव्यः सदाचारः सर्वशंभुर्महेश्वरः ईश्वरः स्थाणुरीशानः सहस्राक्षः सहस्रपात्

Transliteration

arthitavyaḥ sadācāraḥ sarvaśaṃbhurmaheśvaraḥ īśvaraḥ sthāṇurīśānaḥ sahasrākṣaḥ sahasrapāt

Translation

Siya ang dapat pakiusapan at hanapin sa debosyon; Siya mismo ang Wastong Pag-uugali. Siya ang lubos na mapagpala na Śambhu, ang Mahēśvara—Īśvara, Sthāṇu na di-nagagalaw na Haligi, at Īśāna na kataas-taasang Tagapaghari. Siya ang Panginoong may Sanlibong Mata at Sanlibong Paa, lumalaganap sa lahat bilang Pati ng bawat paśu (kaluluwang nakagapos).

Word by Word

• अर्थितव्यः (arthitavyaḥ): to be entreated, worthy to be supplicated

• सदाचारः (sadācāraḥ): right conduct, righteous observance

• सर्वशंभुः (sarvaśaṃbhuḥ): all-auspicious Śambhu, benefactor of all

• महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ): the Great Lord

• ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ): Lord, supreme controller

• स्थाणुः (sthāṇuḥ): the immovable one, the steadfast pillar

• ईशानः (īśānaḥ): ruler, overlord (also the Īśāna aspect of Śiva)

• सहस्राक्षः (sahasrākṣaḥ): thousand-eyed, all-seeing

• सहस्रपात् (sahasrapāt): thousand-footed, all-pervading

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Shiva Sahasranama section 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 as Sthāṇu—the unmoving, pillar-like Absolute—supporting the Linga theology where the worshipper approaches the steadfast Pati through praise, supplication, and disciplined sadācāra.

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

Shiva is presented as Īśvara/Īśāna (sovereign Lord), Sthāṇu (unchanging reality), and Sahasrākṣa–Sahasrapāt (all-seeing, all-pervading), indicating transcendence with immanent governance over the bound souls (paśu).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes stotra-japa and devotional supplication grounded in sadācāra—ethical discipline as the foundation for Shaiva sādhanā, aligning the paśu toward the Pati for loosening pāśa (bondage).