Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19

जम्बूद्वीपस्य नववर्षविभागः रुद्रस्य अष्टक्षेत्रसन्निधिः नाभि-ऋषभ-भरतकथा

Devanagari script

नाभेर्निसर्गं वक्ष्यामि हिमाङ्के ऽस्मिन्निबोधत नाभिस्त्वजनयत्पुत्रं मेरुदेव्यां महामतिः

Transliteration

nābhernisargaṃ vakṣyāmi himāṅke 'sminnibodhata nābhistvajanayatputraṃ merudevyāṃ mahāmatiḥ

Translation

Nay ta sẽ thuật về nguồn gốc và dòng dõi của Nābhi; hãy lắng nghe chăm chú trong bản truyện thiêng này. Nābhi, bậc đại tâm, đã sinh một người con nơi Merudevī.

Word by Word

• नाभेः: of Nābhi

• निसर्गम्: origin, manifestation, lineage

• वक्ष्यामि: I shall declare

• हिमाङ्के: in this (cool/pure) sacred setting/context

• अस्मिन्: in this

• निबोधत: understand, listen attentively

• नाभिः: Nābhi

• तु: indeed

• अजनयत्: begot, generated

• पुत्रम्: a son

• मेरुदेव्याम्: in Merudevī (upon Merudevī, as mother)

• महामतिः: the great-minded, noble-souled one

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Nabhi
• Merudevi

FAQs

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

It situates Shiva-oriented Purāṇic teaching within a sacred genealogy (vaṃśa), showing that worldly order and dharmic kingship are part of the larger cosmic unfolding under Pati (Śiva), even when the verse itself is genealogical.

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

Implicitly, it reflects Shiva-tattva as the regulating Lord (Pati) behind manifestation (nisarga) and continuity of beings (pashus) through orderly creation and lineage, which the Purāṇa narrates as sacred history.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific puja-vidhi or Pāśupata yogic technique is stated; the takeaway is śravaṇa (attentive listening to Purāṇic narration), treated as a supportive discipline that nurtures dharma and devotion toward Mahādeva.