Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49

मदनदाहः — पार्वतीतपः, स्वयंवरलीला, देवस्तम्भनं, दिव्यचक्षुर्दानम्

Devanagari script

गच्छध्वं शरणं शीघ्रं देवाः शक्रपुरोगमाः सनारायणकाः सर्वे मुनिभिः शङ्करं प्रभुम्

Transliteration

gacchadhvaṃ śaraṇaṃ śīghraṃ devāḥ śakrapurogamāḥ sanārāyaṇakāḥ sarve munibhiḥ śaṅkaraṃ prabhum

Translation

“由释迦罗（因陀罗）为首的诸天啊，速速前往归依主商羯罗——至上主宰。你们当与那罗延同在，并偕诸牟尼一同前去，趋向吉祥之主——帕提，超越一切系缚的究竟护佑者。”

Word by Word

• गच्छध्वम्: go (all of you)

• शरणम्: for refuge/shelter

• शीघ्रम्: quickly

• देवाः: the gods

• शक्र-पुरोगमाः: led by Śakra (Indra) in the forefront

• स-नारायणकाः: together with Nārāyaṇa (Viṣṇu)

• सर्वे: all

• मुनिभिः: with the sages

• शङ्करम्: Śaṅkara (Shiva, the beneficent)

• प्रभुम्: the Lord, sovereign master

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the instruction given within the Deva narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Indra
• Vishnu
• Devas
• Sages (Munis)

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva as the ultimate śaraṇa (refuge) for even the Devas; Linga-worship is thus not merely ritual but an act of surrender (śaraṇāgati) to Pati, the Lord who protects and liberates.

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

Shiva is called Śaṅkara and Prabhu—beneficent sovereign—implying the Siddhāntic Pati-tattva: the supreme Lord who transcends and resolves pasha (bondage) for all pashus, including celestial beings.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice is śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge) as the inner core of Shiva-pūjā and Pāśupata orientation—turning mind and action toward Shiva as the final protector and liberator.