Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58

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

Devanagari script

सर्वज्ञः समबुद्धिश् च साध्यः सर्वस्तथैव च प्राप्य माहेश्वरं योगं रुद्रलोकं गता हि ते

Transliteration

sarvajñaḥ samabuddhiś ca sādhyaḥ sarvastathaiva ca prāpya māheśvaraṃ yogaṃ rudralokaṃ gatā hi te

Translation

既得“大自在天瑜伽”（Māheśvara Yoga），他们确已往至鲁陀罗之世——成就遍知、心平等、圆满无缺，诸德具足。

Word by Word

• सर्वज्ञः: all-knowing

• समबुद्धिः: even-minded, equal vision

• च: and

• साध्यः: accomplished, perfected (fit to be attained)

• सर्वः: complete, whole

• तथैव: just so, likewise

• च: and

• प्राप्य: having attained

• माहेश्वरम्: belonging to Maheśvara (Śiva), Śaiva

• योगम्: yogic discipline/union

• रुद्रलोकम्: Rudra’s realm (Rudraloka)

• गताः: gone, attained

• हि: indeed

• ते: they

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Maheśvara

FAQs

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

It links Śiva-oriented practice (Māheśvara Yoga, typically grounded in devotion to the Liṅga and Śaiva discipline) with its fruit: transformation of the pashu (soul) into purified, perfected awareness and attainment of Rudraloka by Śiva’s grace (Pati).

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

Śiva is implied as Maheśvara/Pati—the Lord whose yoga and grace confer jñāna (sarvajñatā), equanimity (samabuddhi), and completion, indicating His role as the liberator who removes pāśa (bondage) and establishes the soul in Śiva-aligned consciousness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Māheśvara Yoga—Śaiva/Pāśupata-oriented yogic union and discipline—presented as the direct means to attain Rudraloka and the marks of spiritual perfection such as equanimity and awakened knowledge.