Shloka 11
Adhyaya 59 — सूर्याद्यभिषेककथनम्
Surya and Related Abhisheka/ Cosmological Determinations
वैद्युतो ऽब्जस्तु विज्ञेयस् तेषां वक्ष्ये तु लक्षणम् वैद्युतो जाठरः सौरो वारिगर्भास्त्रयो ऽग्नयः
vaidyuto 'bjastu vijñeyas teṣāṃ vakṣye tu lakṣaṇam vaidyuto jāṭharaḥ sauro vārigarbhāstrayo 'gnayaḥ
Hãy biết rằng “lửa Abja” (lửa sinh từ hoa sen) chính là lửa do sét sinh (Vaidyuta). Nay ta sẽ nói các tướng trạng của chúng. Ba thứ lửa là: lửa sét (Vaidyuta), lửa trong bụng (Jāṭhara), và lửa mặt trời (Saura), trong đó lửa mặt trời có nguồn gốc “thai nước” (Vārigarbha).
Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It frames Agni as a multi-source sacred principle—lightning, solar, and inner digestive fire—supporting Shaiva ritual logic where offerings to the Linga are sanctified through properly understood forms of Agni.
By classifying fires that pervade cosmos (solar), atmosphere (lightning), and body (gastric), the verse implies Shiva as Pati—the all-pervading consciousness that empowers these transformative energies to burn impurity (pāśa) and uplift the pashu (soul).
It points to the Shaiva-Pashupata emphasis on inner purification: the jāṭharāgni (inner fire) mirrors external ritual fire, aligning bodily discipline and offerings as complementary means to loosen bondage (pāśa).