Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45

मदनदाहः — पार्वतीतपः, स्वयंवरलीला, देवस्तम्भनं, दिव्यचक्षुर्दानम्

Devanagari script

नमस्तुभ्यं महादेव महादेव्यै नमोनमः प्रसादात्तव देवेश नियोगाच्च मया प्रजाः

Transliteration

namastubhyaṃ mahādeva mahādevyai namonamaḥ prasādāttava deveśa niyogācca mayā prajāḥ

Translation

礼敬于你，噢大天（Mahādeva）；亦再三礼敬大女神。噢天众之主，正因你的恩慈——并依你的神圣命令——我才令这些众生得以出生。

Word by Word

• नमः/नमस्तुभ्यं: salutation to you

• महादेव: O Mahadeva (the Supreme Lord, Pati)

• महादेव्यै: to Mahādevī (Śakti, the Supreme Goddess)

• नमो नमः: again and again salutations

• प्रसादात्: from grace, by favor

• तव: of you/your

• देवेश: O Lord of the gods

• नियोगात्: from injunction/commission, by command

• च: and

• मया: by me

• प्रजाः: creatures, subjects, progeny (generated beings/prajā).

Speaker

Brahma (within Suta’s narration to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Mahadevi (Parvati/Shakti)
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It frames creation and all sacred action as dependent on Mahādeva’s prasāda (anugraha) and niyoga (divine sanction), reinforcing that Linga-pūjā is not mere ritual but surrender to Pati (Shiva) and Śakti as the supreme source.

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

Shiva is presented as Deveśa and Mahādeva—the sovereign Pati whose grace empowers even Brahmā’s creative function; agency belongs ultimately to Shiva-tattva, while other deities operate as instruments under His command.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice implied is śaraṇāgati (devotional surrender) expressed through namas (salutation) and recognition of divine niyoga—an inner posture foundational to Shaiva pūjā and to Pāśupata-oriented discipline where the pashu acts only in alignment with Pati.