Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 118

अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्य — काशी-वाराणसी में मोक्ष, लिङ्ग-तीर्थ-मानचित्र, और उपासना-विधि

Devanagari script

सर्वपापहरं दिव्यं पुरा चैव प्रकाशितम् नीललोहितमूर्तिस्थं पुनश्चक्रे वपुः शुभम्

Transliteration

sarvapāpaharaṃ divyaṃ purā caiva prakāśitam nīlalohitamūrtisthaṃ punaścakre vapuḥ śubham

Translation

Sự hiển lộ thiêng liêng ấy—đã được khai thị từ thuở xưa và được tôn xưng là đấng trừ diệt mọi tội lỗi—an trụ trong hình tướng Nīlalohita, rồi lại khoác lấy một thân tướng cát tường.

Word by Word

• सर्वपापहरम्: remover of all sins

• दिव्यम्: divine, celestial

• पुरा: formerly, in ancient times

• च एव: and indeed

• प्रकाशितम्: made manifest, revealed

• नीललोहितमूर्तिस्थम्: abiding in the form (mūrti) of Nīlalohita

• पुनः: again

• चक्रे: made, fashioned, assumed

• वपुः: body, form

• शुभम्: auspicious, beneficent

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Nīlalohita

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva’s manifest form as intrinsically purificatory (sarva-pāpa-hara), supporting the idea that Linga-upāsanā is a direct means of pāpa-kṣaya and the softening of pasha (bondage) by the grace of Pati.

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

Shiva-tattva is shown as free and sovereign: He can reveal Himself and assume forms at will, remaining the same Pati while appearing in specific mūrtis such as Nīlalohita for the sake of the pashus.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is dhyāna and āvāhana of a specific Shiva-mūrti (Nīlalohita) in puja; in Pāśupata-oriented practice, such contemplation supports inner purification and loosening of pasha through devotion and mantra.