Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11

Adhyaya 22 — शिवानुग्रहः, ब्रह्मतपः, एकादशरुद्राः तथा प्राणतत्त्वम्

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्तु विज्ञाय संभावयत केशवम् प्रददौ च महादेवो भक्तिं निजपदांबुजे

Transliteration

evamuktastu vijñāya saṃbhāvayata keśavam pradadau ca mahādevo bhaktiṃ nijapadāṃbuje

Translation

如是被启请，摩诃提婆（Mahādeva）洞悉其意，礼敬凯沙瓦（Keśava），并赐予他对自身莲足的奉爱（bhakti）——使灵魂得以凭此确实之道，趋近超越一切系缚的主宰帕提（Pati）。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus

• उक्तः: addressed/spoken to

• तु: indeed

• विज्ञाय: having understood/knowing

• संभावयत: honored/revered

• केशवम्: Keśava (Vishnu)

• प्रददौ: gave/bestowed

• च: and

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Shiva)

• भक्तिम्: devotion (bhakti)

• निज: His own

• पद-अम्बुजे: at the lotus-feet

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Mahadeva
• Keshava

FAQs

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

It frames the essence of Linga-upāsanā as Shiva’s anugraha: devotion to the Pati’s lotus-feet, which matures worship from outer rite into liberating bhakti.

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

Shiva appears as Pati and bestower of grace—one who understands, honors even Keśava, and grants bhakti that loosens pasha (bondage) for the pashu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is bhakti-yoga grounded in Shiva’s feet—devotional absorption that supports Pāśupata orientation, where grace and disciplined worship converge toward liberation.