Shloka 43

लिङ्गार्चनविधिक्रमः—शुद्धि, न्यास, आसनकल्पना, अभिषेक, स्तोत्र-प्रदक्षिणा

Adhyaya 27

Devanagari script

वारुणेन च ज्येष्ठेन तथा वेदव्रतेन च तथान्तरेण पुण्येन सूक्तेन पुरुषेण च

Transliteration

vāruṇena ca jyeṣṭhena tathā vedavratena ca tathāntareṇa puṇyena sūktena puruṣeṇa ca

Translation

اور ورُن سوکت، جَیَشٹھ سوکت، ویدورت کے انوشتھان، اور دیگر پاکیزہ سوکت—نیز پُرُش سوکت کے ذریعے—پرَم پتی شِو کی ستوتی کرے؛ یہ ویدک اُچار پشو کو پاک کر کے پاش بندھن ڈھیلا کرتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• वारुणेन: with the (hymn/rite) of Varuṇa

• च: and

• ज्येष्ठेन: with the Jyeṣṭha (hymn/rite)

• तथा: likewise

• वेदव्रतेन: with the Vedic vow/observance

• च: and

• तथा: also

• अन्तरेण: with another/alternatively

• पुण्येन: holy, merit-producing

• सूक्तेन: by a hymn (sūkta)

• पुरुषेण: by/with the Purusha (Purusha Sūkta)

• च: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Vaidika praise/puja-vidhi within the Linga Purana frame)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Varuna
• Purusha

FAQs

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

It authorizes Shiva-linga worship through recognized Vedic suktas (including the Purusha Sukta), implying that Vedic praise can be integrated into Shaiva puja as a purifier and merit-giver.

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

By linking Purusha Sukta-style praise to the object of worship, it points to Shiva as Pati—the all-pervading Supreme Person who transcends and supports the cosmos, capable of releasing the bound soul (pashu) from bondage (pāśa).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-centered Vaidika stuti as part of Shiva-puja—using specific suktas and vrata-like discipline (veda-vrata), aligning devotion with purificatory practice akin to Pashupata sadhana.