Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13

उपमन्युना कृष्णाय पाशुपतज्ञान-प्रदानम् तथा दानविधि-फलश्रुतिः

Devanagari script

क्षुराः कर्तरिका चापि अथ पात्रमथापि वा पाशुपताय दातव्यं भस्मोद्धूलितविग्रहैः

Transliteration

kṣurāḥ kartarikā cāpi atha pātramathāpi vā pāśupatāya dātavyaṃ bhasmoddhūlitavigrahaiḥ

Translation

Dao cạo, kéo nhỏ, và cả bình bát khất thực hay vật dụng đựng khác nên được bố thí cho một hành giả Pāśupata—người thân thể được rắc bôi tro thánh (bhasma)—để paśu (linh hồn bị trói) nới lỏng dây trói (pāśa) nhờ phụng sự Pati qua kỷ luật Śaiva.

Word by Word

• क्षुराः (kṣurāḥ): razors

• कर्तरिका (kartarikā): scissors/small cutting instrument

• च अपि (ca api): and also

• अथ (atha): then/also

• पात्रम् (pātram): bowl, vessel (alms vessel)

• अथ अपि वा (atha api vā): or even

• पाशुपताय (pāśupatāya): to a Pāśupata (Śiva’s devotee/ascetic)

• दातव्यम् (dātavyam): should be given (as dāna)

• भस्म-उद्धूलित-विग्रहैः (bhasma-uddhūlita-vigrahaiḥ): by those whose bodies/forms are dusted/smeared with sacred ash

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Śaiva/Pāśupata observances within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links Linga-centered Śaiva life to concrete support of Pāśupata practitioners: giving essential ascetic implements (razor/scissors/bowl) is treated as a dharmic act that sustains Śiva’s discipline (vrata) in the community of devotees.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati (the Lord) whose path frees the paśu (individual soul) from pāśa (bondage); honoring ash-smeared Pāśupatas acknowledges the liberating Śaiva means (upāya) oriented to Śiva-tattva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pāśupata-ācāra centered on bhasma (vibhūti) and renunciant discipline; the verse emphasizes dāna (charity) to ash-smeared Pāśupata sādhakas as part of Śaiva religious practice.