Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

ग्रहाद्यधिपत्याभिषेकः

Cosmic Consecrations of Lords of Planets and Domains

Devanagari script

वृक्षाणां चैव चाश्वत्थं प्लक्षं च प्रपितामहः

Transliteration

vṛkṣāṇāṃ caiva cāśvatthaṃ plakṣaṃ ca prapitāmahaḥ

Translation

درختوں میں اشوتھ اور پلکش کو برتر کہا گیا ہے؛ اور ان کے ادھِشتھاتا کے طور پر آدی پرپِتامہ برہما—ازلی بزرگ—کا بھی تقرر بیان ہوا ہے۔

Word by Word

• वृक्षाणाम्: among trees

• च एव: and indeed

• च: and

• अश्वत्थम्: the Aśvattha (sacred fig)

• प्लक्षम्: the Plakṣa tree

• च: and

• प्रपितामहः: the Prāpitāmaha, the great-grandfather (Brahmā)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya; internal listing of cosmic correspondences)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It supports the Purāṇic method of sanctifying a Shiva-puja environment by recognizing certain trees as foremost and by linking natural forms to divine archetypes—useful for selecting auspicious places and materials around a Linga.

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

By presenting a hierarchy of manifestations and presiding principles, it implies the Shaiva Siddhanta view that the world’s ordered forms (including sacred trees) operate within a governed cosmos—where Pati (Shiva) is ultimately the transcendent Lord, even when other deities like Brahmā function as cosmic administrators.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A practical takeaway is sacred-space discernment: honoring auspicious natural supports (like Aśvattha/Plakṣa) for worship and contemplation, aligning the practitioner’s pashu (individual self) toward purity by reducing pasha (bondage) through sattvic surroundings.