Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 94

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

ज्ञानस्कन्धो महाज्ञानी निरुत्पत्तिर् उपप्लवः भगो विवस्वानादित्यो योगाचार्यो बृहस्पतिः

Transliteration

jñānaskandho mahājñānī nirutpattir upaplavaḥ bhago vivasvānādityo yogācāryo bṛhaspatiḥ

Translation

Siya ang bukal at bunton ng Kaalaman, ang Dakilang Nakaaalam; di-isinilang at di-nadadapuan ng kaguluhan. Siya si Bhaga, Tagapagbahagi ng banal na kapalaran; si Vivasvān, ang maningning na Araw, ang Āditya. Siya ang Guro ng Yoga, at si Bṛhaspati—ang sagradong karunungang gumagabay sa lahat.

Word by Word

• ज्ञान-स्कन्धः: a heap/mass of knowledge

• महा-ज्ञानी: the great knower (omniscient)

• निरुत्पत्तिः: without origination, unborn

• उपप्लवः: free from calamity/undisturbed (also: the remover of disturbances)

• भगः: Bhaga, lord of fortune and allotment

• विवस्वान्: Vivasvan, the shining Sun

• आदित्यः: Āditya, solar divinity

• योग-आचार्यः: teacher/master of Yoga

• बृहस्पतिः: Bṛhaspati, lord of sacred speech and spiritual counsel

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s names to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bhaga
• Vivasvan (Surya)
• Aditya
• Brihaspati

FAQs

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

This verse supports Linga-worship by affirming Shiva as the unborn Pati who is pure Consciousness (jñāna) and the inner light behind all divine functions; worship of the Linga is worship of that undisturbed, all-knowing Reality.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as nirutpatti (unoriginated) and upaplava-free (unshaken by change), while also being the source of illumination (Vivasvan/Āditya) and right discernment (Bṛhaspati)—the Supreme Knower who liberates the pashu from pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The epithet yogācārya points to Shiva as the archetypal teacher of Pāśupata Yoga—inner discipline, mantra, and contemplative absorption directed to the Linga as the support (ālambana) for realizing the unborn Pati.