Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 130

ध्यानयोगेन रुद्रदर्शनम् — रुद्रावतार-परिवर्तक्रमः, लकुली (कायावतार), पाशुपतयोगः, लिङ्गार्चन-निष्ठा

Devanagari script

कायावतार इत्येवं सिद्धक्षेत्रं च वै तदा भविष्यति सुविख्यातं यावद् भूमिर् धरिष्यति

Transliteration

kāyāvatāra ityevaṃ siddhakṣetraṃ ca vai tadā bhaviṣyati suvikhyātaṃ yāvad bhūmir dhariṣyati

Translation

یوں وہ ‘کایावतار’ کے نام سے معروف ہوگا؛ اور وہ سِدّھ-کشیتر زمین کے قائم رہنے تک نہایت مشہور رہے گا۔

Word by Word

• कायावतार (kāyāvatāra): ‘embodiment/incarnation in a body’, a named manifestation

• इति (iti): thus, so called

• एवम् (evaṃ): in this manner

• सिद्धक्षेत्रम् (siddhakṣetram): a perfected sacred field/holy site where siddhis are attained

• च (ca): and

• वै (vai): indeed, certainly

• तदा (tadā): then, at that time

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati): will become, will be

• सुविख्यातम् (suvikhyātam): very famous, widely celebrated

• यावत् (yāvat): as long as

• भूमिः (bhūmiḥ): the earth

• धरिष्यति (dhariṣyati): will hold/bear/sustain

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the tīrtha-māhātmya within the Linga Purana to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It establishes the enduring sanctity and fame of a Shaiva siddhakṣetra named “Kāyāvatāra,” implying that worship and sādhana connected to Shiva there are regarded as perpetually efficacious as long as the world endures.

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

By linking the site’s lasting renown to the earth’s continued support, the verse implicitly points to Shiva as Pati—the sustaining ground of cosmic order—through whom sacred power (siddhi) and sanctification persist in the realm of pashus (souls).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights siddhakṣetra-sādhana: pilgrimage, vrata, japa, and Linga-pūjā performed in a perfected field associated with Shiva, where Pāśupata-oriented disciplines are traditionally believed to mature quickly into siddhi and inner purification.