Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 17

Bhūtavana–Kailāsa–Mandākinī–Rudrapurī: Śiva’s Jeweled Abodes and Perpetual Worship

Devanagari script

झर्झरैः शङ्खपटहैर् भेरीडिण्डिमगोमुखैः ललितावसितोद्गीतैर् वृत्तवल्गितगर्जितैः

Transliteration

jharjharaiḥ śaṅkhapaṭahair bherīḍiṇḍimagomukhaiḥ lalitāvasitodgītair vṛttavalgitagarjitaiḥ

Translation

Với trống jharjhara, tù và ốc, trống paṭaha, bhērī, ḍiṇḍima và kèn gomukha—cùng những khúc ca dâng lên rồi lắng xuống dịu dàng theo nhịp điệu uyển chuyển, những bước nhảy nhịp nhàng và tiếng hô vang dội—một âm hội cát tường được dấy lên để tôn vinh Pati, Đấng tháo gỡ dây pāśa cho các paśu đang bị trói buộc.

Word by Word

• झर्झरैः (jharjharaiḥ): with jharjhara-drums

• शङ्ख (śaṅkha): conch

• पटहैः (paṭahaiḥ): with paṭaha-kettledrums

• भेरी (bherī): large war-drum

• डिण्डिम (ḍiṇḍima): drum beaten in festivals

• गोमुखैः (gomukhaiḥ): with gomukha-horns (cow-faced wind instruments)

• ललित (lalita): graceful, delicate

• अवसित (avasita): coming to rest, subsiding

• उद्गीतैः (udgītaiḥ): with uplifted chants/songs

• वृत्त (vṛtta): measured, metrical, rhythmic

• वल्गित (valgita): leaping, prancing movements

• गर्जितैः (garjitaiḥ): with roaring cries/resounding shouts

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights utsava (sacred celebration) as a form of upacāra to the Liṅga—offering nāda (auspicious sound) through conch, drums, horns, and song as devotional service to Śiva.

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

By portraying all sound and rhythm converging in worship, the verse implies Śiva as Pati—the Lord who receives and sanctifies nāda, and who is capable of dissolving pāśa (bondage) for the paśu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritually, it points to temple/processional worship with vādyas (instruments) and gīta (hymns); yogically, it echoes attention to nāda (inner sound) as supportive to devotion and steadiness in Pāśupata-oriented practice.