Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58

Adhyaya 17: लिङ्गोद्भव—ब्रह्मविष्ण्वहङ्कार-शमनं, ओंकार-प्रादुर्भावः, मन्त्र-तत्त्वं च

Devanagari script

तेनैव ऋषिणा विष्णुर् ज्ञातवान् परमेश्वरम् देव उवाच चिन्तया रहितो रुद्रो वाचो यन्मनसा सह

Transliteration

tenaiva ṛṣiṇā viṣṇur jñātavān parameśvaram deva uvāca cintayā rahito rudro vāco yanmanasā saha

Translation

藉由那位圣仙，毗湿奴（Viṣṇu）得以认识至上主（Parameśvara）。天神说道：“鲁陀罗（Rudra）离诸心造；超越言语，亦超越于心。”

Word by Word

• तेनैव: by that very (one)

• ऋषिणा: by the sage

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu

• ज्ञातवान्: came to know/understood

• परमेश्वरम्: the Supreme Lord (Parameśvara, Śiva as Pati)

• देवः: the Deva (speaker within the narrative)

• उवाच: said

• चिन्तया: by thought/mental ideation

• रहितः: devoid of/free from

• रुद्रः: Rudra (Śiva)

• वाचः: speech/words

• यत्: which/that which

• मनसा: by the mind

• सह: along with/even with

Speaker

Suta Goswami (outer narration), quoting an internal ‘Deva’ speaker praising Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shiva
• Rudra
• Parameshvara
• Rishi

FAQs

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

It frames the Linga/Parameśvara as transcendent—knowable not merely by ritual words, but by grace and right insight—so worship culminates in recognizing Pati (Śiva) beyond mind and speech.

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

Śiva as Rudra is presented as nirvikalpa—free from thought-constructs—and as that Reality which surpasses vāc (speech) and manas (mind), aligning with the Siddhānta view of Pati as supreme and independent.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points toward contemplative Pāśupata discipline: withdrawing from mental ideation and verbal fixation so the pashu (soul) can orient to Pati beyond conceptualization.