Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 142

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

निष्कण्टकः कृतानन्दो निर्व्याजो व्याजमर्दनः सत्त्ववान् सात्त्विकः सत्यकीर्तिस्तम्भकृतागमः

Transliteration

niṣkaṇṭakaḥ kṛtānando nirvyājo vyājamardanaḥ sattvavān sāttvikaḥ satyakīrtistambhakṛtāgamaḥ

Translation

Ngài là Đấng Không Gai Nhọn, dẹp trừ mọi chướng ngại; Đấng ban an lạc viên thành. Ngài không hề dối trá và phá tan giả hình. Ngài tràn đầy sattva, chính là hiện thân của thanh tịnh; danh tiếng Ngài đặt nền trên chân thật. Và Ngài là Đấng khai thị các Āgama qua Trụ vũ trụ—hiển lộ làm Linga—nhờ đó con đường Śaiva Siddhānta được thiết lập.

Word by Word

• निष्कण्टकः: the thornless/obstacle-removing One

• कृतानन्दः: maker/bestower of fulfilled bliss

• निर्व्याजः: without deceit, guileless

• व्याजमर्दनः: destroyer of pretense/hypocrisy

• सत्त्ववान्: possessed of sattva (lucid purity)

• सात्त्विकः: purely sāttvika, embodiment of purity

• सत्यकीर्तिः: whose renown is true, truth-famed

• स्तम्भकृतागमः: he who revealed/established the Āgamas through the pillar (stambha), i.e., the Linga-manifestation

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Sahasranama to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Linga

FAQs

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

It identifies Shiva as the revealer of the Āgamas through the “pillar” (stambha), pointing to the Linga as the authoritative symbol and locus through which right Śaiva worship and doctrine are established.

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

Shiva is presented as Pati who is intrinsically pure (sāttvika), truth-founded, free from deceit, and the remover of obstacles and hypocrisy—qualities that loosen pasha (bondage) and steady the pashu (soul) toward liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes sāttvika discipline—truthfulness and inner purity—aligned with Agamic/Linga-centered worship; such cultivation supports Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā by reducing hypocrisy and strengthening sattva.