Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24

लिङ्गार्चनपूर्वकं स्नानाचमनविधिः

Snana–Achamana as Preparation for Linga-Archana

Devanagari script

शान्तिधर्मेण चैकेन पञ्चब्रह्मपवित्रकैः तत्तन्मन्त्राधिदेवानां स्वरूपं च ऋषीन् स्मरन्

Transliteration

śāntidharmeṇa caikena pañcabrahmapavitrakaiḥ tattanmantrādhidevānāṃ svarūpaṃ ca ṛṣīn smaran

Translation

当以唯一的息灾之行（śānti-dharma）而修，并运用“五梵”（pañcabrahma）的净化仪轨；当观想各真言之主宰神祇的真实形相，并忆念与之相应的仙圣（ṛṣi）——由此使林伽之供奉无过无缺，堪受主宰帕提（Pati，即湿婆Śiva）赐恩于被缚之众生（paśu）。

Word by Word

• शान्तिधर्मेण: by the discipline of peace/pacification

• च: and

• एकेन: by the single/one (method)

• पञ्चब्रह्मपवित्रकैः: with the purifiers/holy rites connected to the Pañcabrahma (fivefold Brahman aspects of Śiva)

• तत्तत्: each respective

• मन्त्र-अधिदेवानाम्: of the presiding deities of the mantras

• स्वरूपम्: essential form/nature

• च: and

• ऋषीन्: the seers

• स्मरन्: remembering/keeping in mind

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Linga-puja vidhi to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It makes Linga-puja mantra-correct: the worshipper must combine śānti-dharma with Pañcabrahma purification and explicitly remember the mantra’s devatā and its ṛṣi, ensuring the rite becomes spiritually efficacious for the paśu seeking Śiva’s grace.

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as Pati who is approached through fivefold manifestation (Pañcabrahma) and through mantra-devatā contemplation—showing that the Lord is one, yet accessible via ordered forms that remove pāśa (bondage) when rightly meditated upon.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-nyāsa and smaraṇa-based upāsanā: remembering the ṛṣi and the presiding deity of each mantra, supported by śānti-dharma and Pañcabrahma-associated purification—an inner-outer alignment consistent with Pāśupata-oriented discipline.