Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14

मदनदाहः — पार्वतीतपः, स्वयंवरलीला, देवस्तम्भनं, दिव्यचक्षुर्दानम्

Devanagari script

आस्थाय रूपं यत्सौम्यं समेष्ये ऽहं सह त्वया इत्युक्त्वा तां समालोक्य देवो दिव्येन चक्षुषा

Transliteration

āsthāya rūpaṃ yatsaumyaṃ sameṣye 'haṃ saha tvayā ityuktvā tāṃ samālokya devo divyena cakṣuṣā

Translation

Mang lấy hình tướng hiền hòa cát tường, vị Deva nói: “Ta sẽ kết hợp cùng nàng.” Nói xong, Ngài nhìn nàng bằng nhãn lực thiêng liêng.

Word by Word

• आस्थाय: having assumed/taking refuge in

• रूपम्: a form

• यत्: which

• सौम्यम्: gentle, gracious, auspicious

• समेष्ये: I shall come together/meet, I shall unite

• अहम्: I

• सह: together with

• त्वया: with you

• इति: thus

• उक्त्वा: having said

• ताम्: her

• समालोक्य: having looked upon, beholding fully

• देवः: the god, the Deva

• दिव्येन: by divine

• चक्षुषा: with the eye/vision

Speaker

Suta (narrating an internal episode involving a Deva)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Deva

FAQs

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

By stressing Shiva’s “saumya-rūpa” (benign, auspicious form) and divine vision, the verse supports the Linga as a merciful, accessible manifestation of Pati (Shiva) for the uplift of the pashu (bound soul).

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

It presents Shiva as the Deva who freely assumes forms (rūpa-grahaṇa) and who knows through divya-cakṣus (transcendent perception), indicating lordship beyond ordinary senses and beyond pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key takeaway is divya-darśana (purified, higher seeing): in Pāśupata-oriented practice, inner purification and devotion lead to perceiving the Lord’s auspicious presence—externally through Linga-pūjā and internally through yogic insight.