Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 107

Devanagari script

उपशान्तं शिवं चैव ज्येष्ठस्थाननिवासिनम् शुक्रेश्वरं च विख्यातं व्याघ्रेशं जम्बुकेश्वरम्

Transliteration

upaśāntaṃ śivaṃ caiva jyeṣṭhasthānanivāsinam śukreśvaraṃ ca vikhyātaṃ vyāghreśaṃ jambukeśvaram

Translation

Con xin đảnh lễ Śiva, Đấng an tịnh viên mãn và cát tường—ngự tại thánh tọa nguyên sơ (Jyeṣṭha-sthāna). Con cũng đảnh lễ Śukreśvara lừng danh; đảnh lễ Vyāghreśa, Chúa tể được thờ nơi xứ sở của hổ; và đảnh lễ Jambukeśvara, Chúa tể của lùm cây Jambu—tất cả đều là những hiện thân Linga của Pati, Đấng tháo gỡ các pāśa trói buộc paśu.

Word by Word

• उपशान्तम्: perfectly tranquil, fully appeased

• शिवम्: Shiva, the auspicious Pati

• च एव: and indeed

• ज्येष्ठस्थान-निवासिनम्: the one residing in the Jyeṣṭha (most ancient/foremost) sacred seat

• शुक्रेश्वरम्: Śukreśvara (Shiva as the Lord associated with Śukra/brightness/Śukra’s worship)

• च: and

• विख्यातम्: renowned, widely celebrated

• व्याघ्रेशम्: Vyāghreśa, Lord of the tiger(-region)/tiger-associated shrine

• जम्बुकेश्वरम्: Jambukeśvara, Lord of the Jambu-grove (jambu-tree sacred site)

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 functions as kṣetra-nāma-kīrtana—reciting Shiva’s Linga-abode names (Śukreśvara, Vyāghreśa, Jambukeśvara, etc.) as a devotional act that invokes Pati’s presence in specific tīrthas and supports merit, purification, and steadiness in Linga-pūjā.

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

Shiva is presented as upaśānta (supremely tranquil) and śiva (intrinsically auspicious), the sovereign Pati who can be approached through multiple manifestations as Kṣetra-Linga—one reality appearing through many celebrated abodes while remaining beyond agitation and bondage.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Nāma-japa and kṣetra-smaraṇa (remembrance/recitation of shrine-names) as an auxiliary to Linga-pūjā; yogically, it supports Pāśupata orientation by turning the paśu’s attention toward Pati, weakening pāśa through sustained devotional recollection.