Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50

मदनदाहः — पार्वतीतपः, स्वयंवरलीला, देवस्तम्भनं, दिव्यचक्षुर्दानम्

Devanagari script

सार्धं मयैव देवेशं परमात्मानमीश्वरम् अनया हैमवत्या च प्रकृत्या सह सत्तमम्

Transliteration

sārdhaṃ mayaiva deveśaṃ paramātmānamīśvaram anayā haimavatyā ca prakṛtyā saha sattamam

Translation

当与我同在，并与此海摩伐底·普拉克利蒂（山生之圣力、雪山女神）同共礼敬诸神之主——自在天（Īśvara）、至上真我；彼为尊中之尊。

Word by Word

• सार्धम्: together/along with

• मया एव: by me indeed/with me alone

• देवेशम्: Lord of the gods

• परमात्मानम्: the Supreme Self

• ईश्वरम्: the Sovereign Lord

• अनया: with this (feminine, referring to Śakti)

• हैमवत्या: Haimavatī, daughter of Himavat (Pārvatī)

• च: and

• प्रकृत्या: with Prakṛti (primordial nature, Śakti)

• सह: together with

• सत्तमम्: the best among the good/the highest excellent one

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating an internal exhortation; contextual)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-oriented devotion as worship of Devēśa Īśvara together with Śakti (Prakṛti/Haimavatī), emphasizing that the Supreme is approached as Shiva inseparable from his power.

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

Shiva is identified as Devēśa and Paramātman—Pati, the sovereign Lord who transcends and yet is worshipped along with Prakṛti, indicating both transcendence and immanence.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A core Shaiva takeaway is paired worship (Shiva with Śakti) as the correct upāsanā-bhāva; in Pāśupata terms, it supports meditating on Pati beyond Pāśa while honoring the manifest power (Prakṛti) through pūjā.