Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 148

ध्यानयोगेन रुद्रदर्शनम् — रुद्रावतार-परिवर्तक्रमः, लकुली (कायावतार), पाशुपतयोगः, लिङ्गार्चन-निष्ठा

Devanagari script

लिङ्गार्चनं विना निष्ठा नास्ति तस्माज्जनार्दनः आत्मनो यजते नित्यं श्रद्धया भगवान्प्रभुः

Transliteration

liṅgārcanaṃ vinā niṣṭhā nāsti tasmājjanārdanaḥ ātmano yajate nityaṃ śraddhayā bhagavānprabhuḥ

Translation

若无对林伽之礼拜，便不能成就坚固的安住。故即便是阇那尔达那（毗湿奴）——吉祥的主宰、至上的君王——亦以信心日日在自我之中礼敬那至上之主。

Word by Word

• लिङ्ग-अर्चनम्: worship of the Liṅga

• विना: without

• निष्ठा: firm establishment/steadfastness in sādhana

• न अस्ति: does not exist/is not attained

• तस्मात्: therefore

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)

• आत्मनः: in/through his own Self

• यजते: worships, performs adoration/sacrifice

• नित्यम्: always, daily

• श्रद्धया: with faith, trustful devotion

• भगवान्: the Blessed One

• प्रभुः: Lord, sovereign

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching on Linga-arcana within the Purva-Bhaga discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu (Janardana)

FAQs

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

It declares liṅgārcana as essential for niṣṭhā—firm spiritual establishment—implying that devotion to Pati (Śiva) through the Liṅga stabilizes the sādhaka and loosens pāśa (bondage) upon the paśu (soul).

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

Śiva is implied as the inner Lord (Antaryāmin) worthy of daily worship, the supreme Pati who can be approached both outwardly through the Liṅga and inwardly as the indwelling Reality.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Daily liṅga-arcana performed with śraddhā, along with the yogic sense of inner worship—adoring the Lord within one’s own self as part of disciplined Pāśupata-oriented practice.