Shloka 14

नैमिषारण्ये सूतागमनम् — लिङ्गमाहात्म्यभूमिका तथा शब्दब्रह्म-ओङ्कार-लिङ्गतत्त्वम्

Devanagari script

क्षेत्राण्यासाद्य चाभ्यर्च्य लिङ्गानि मुनिपुङ्गवः इह संनिहितः श्रीमान् नारदो ब्रह्मणः सुतः

Transliteration

kṣetrāṇyāsādya cābhyarcya liṅgāni munipuṅgavaḥ iha saṃnihitaḥ śrīmān nārado brahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ

Translation

他抵达诸圣域（刹怛罗）与诸渡口圣地（提尔他），如法礼拜湿婆诸林伽；圣贤之最胜——光辉的那罗陀，梵天之子——就在此处现前。

Word by Word

• क्षेत्राणि (kṣetrāṇi): sacred places/holy fields (tīrthas)

• आसाद्य (āsādya): having reached/approached

• च (ca): and

• अभ्यर्च्य (abhyarcya): having worshipped with reverence

• लिङ्गानि (liṅgāni): Śiva-liṅgas, symbols of Pati (Śiva)

• मुनिपुङ्गवः (munipuṅgavaḥ): bull among sages, best of sages

• इह (iha): here, in this place/context

• संनिहितः (saṃnihitaḥ): present, arrived and stationed

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān): illustrious, endowed with auspicious glory

• नारदः (nāradaḥ): Nārada

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ): of Brahmā

• सुतः (sutaḥ): son

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Brahma
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It portrays liṅga-arcana as a primary means of approaching Pati (Śiva): one seeks sanctified kṣetras and worships the liṅga with reverence, establishing devotional and ritual eligibility for receiving the Purāṇic teaching.

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

By highlighting worship of the liṅga, the verse points to Śiva-tattva as the transcendent Pati indicated through the liṅga—aniconic yet present for the pashu (soul) to approach through devotion and rite.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Tīrtha-yātrā combined with liṅga-pūjā (abhyarcana). In Shaiva practice this supports purification of the pashu and loosening of pāśa (bondage) through disciplined worship directed to Pati.