Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21

मदनदाहः — पार्वतीतपः, स्वयंवरलीला, देवस्तम्भनं, दिव्यचक्षुर्दानम्

Devanagari script

नागाश् च पर्वताः सर्वे यज्ञाः सूर्यादयो ग्रहाः त्रयस्त्रिंशच्च देवानां त्रयश् च त्रिशतं तथा

Transliteration

nāgāś ca parvatāḥ sarve yajñāḥ sūryādayo grahāḥ trayastriṃśacca devānāṃ trayaś ca triśataṃ tathā

Translation

诸那伽、群山、诸祭祀（耶若）、以及以太阳为首的诸行星——并三十三天神与三百零三天众——皆摄入此神圣的列数之中。由是可知，整个宇宙秩序皆归于帕提、主湿婆所统御；唯祂超越一切而又托持一切类别。

Word by Word

• नागाः (nāgāḥ): Nāgas/serpent-beings

• च (ca): and

• पर्वताः (parvatāḥ): mountains

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• यज्ञाः (yajñāḥ): sacrifices/rites

• सूर्यादयः (sūryādayaḥ): beginning with the Sun

• ग्रहाः (grahāḥ): planets/luminaries

• त्रयस्त्रिंशत् (trayastriṃśat): thirty-three

• च (ca): and

• देवानाम् (devānām): of the gods

• त्रयः (trayaḥ): three

• च (ca): and

• त्रिशतम् (triśatam): hundred

• तथा (tathā): likewise/so also

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Nagas
• Mountains
• Yajna
• Surya
• Grahas
• Devas

FAQs

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

By listing Nāgas, mountains, yajñas, and the grahas alongside the principal divine hosts, the verse frames the whole cosmos as fit to be offered into the Linga—teaching that Linga-pūjā is not sectarian but an all-encompassing act of aligning every category of existence with Pati (Śiva).

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

It implies Śiva-tattva as the transcendent ground that both includes and surpasses enumerations like the 33 devas and other divine multitudes—showing Pati as the regulator of cosmic functions while remaining beyond them.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritually, it highlights yajña as part of the sacred order that can be dedicated to Śiva; yogically (Pāśupata orientation), it supports a worldview where the sādhaka dissolves pasha-bound distinctions by recognizing all powers—grahas, devas, and nature—as subordinate to Pati.