Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 160

Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः

Devanagari script

रुद्राय रुद्रपतये रौद्रपापहराय ते नमः शिवाय सौम्याय रुद्रभक्ताय ते नमः

Transliteration

rudrāya rudrapataye raudrapāpaharāya te namaḥ śivāya saumyāya rudrabhaktāya te namaḥ

Translation

Kính lễ Ngài như Rudra, Chúa tể của các Rudra, Đấng trừ diệt những tội lỗi ghê gớm. Kính lễ Ngài như Śiva, Đấng cát tường và hiền hòa, bậc sùng kính Rudra—Pati giải thoát paśu (linh hồn bị trói) khỏi pāśa (xiềng buộc).

Word by Word

• रुद्राय: to Rudra

• रुद्रपतये: to the Lord of the Rudras

• रौद्रपापहराय: to the remover (hara) of fierce/terrible (raudra) sins (pāpa)

• ते: to You

• नमः: salutation

• शिवाय: to Śiva, the auspicious One

• सौम्याय: to the gentle, gracious One

• रुद्रभक्ताय: to the devotee/worshipper of Rudra

• ते: to You

• नमः: salutation

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a received hymn within the Adhyaya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra

FAQs

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

It functions as a namaskāra-mantra praising Śiva as the sin-destroying Pati; such stuti is used to purify the worshipper before (and during) liṅga-pūjā, aligning the paśu toward Śiva’s grace.

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

Śiva-tattva is shown as both Rudra (the fierce purifier) and Śiva/Saumya (the auspicious, gracious Lord), indicating one Supreme Pati who removes pāpa and loosens pāśa to liberate the paśu.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Japa and stuti (repetition of divine names with namas) as a purificatory limb of pūjā and a Pāśupata-oriented inner discipline—turning the mind from bondage to surrender at the feet of Pati.