Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

स्नानविधिः — गायत्र्यावाहन, सूर्यवन्दन, तर्पण, पञ्चमहायज्ञ, भस्मस्नान, मन्त्रस्नान

Devanagari script

वेदाश् च पितरः सर्वे नात्र कार्या विचारणा ग्रामाद्बहिर्गतो भूत्वा ब्राह्मणो ब्रह्मयज्ञवित्

Transliteration

vedāś ca pitaraḥ sarve nātra kāryā vicāraṇā grāmādbahirgato bhūtvā brāhmaṇo brahmayajñavit

Translation

诸吠陀与一切祖灵（Pitṛ）确实在彼处同在——对此不应起疑。故通晓梵祭（Brahma‑yajña）的婆罗门，当出村于外而行圣诵，敬奉吠陀为法（dharma）之所依。

Word by Word

• वेदाः (vedāḥ): the Vedas

• च (ca): and

• पितरः (pitaraḥ): the ancestral fathers (Pitṛs)

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• न (na): not

• अत्र (atra): here/there (in that act/place)

• कार्या (kāryā): to be done/required

• विचारणा (vicāraṇā): deliberation, doubt, inquiry

• ग्रामात् (grāmāt): from the village

• बहिः-गतः (bahiḥ-gataḥ): having gone outside

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā): having become/after going

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ): a Brahmana

• ब्रह्म-यज्ञ-वित् (brahma-yajña-vit): knower of Brahma-yajña (Vedic study/recitation as sacrifice)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the prescribed conduct as taught in the Linga Purana tradition)

Characters & Entities

• Pitrs
• Vedas

FAQs

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

It establishes that Vedic recitation (Brahma-yajña) is itself a sacred offering; in Shaiva observance it supports Linga-puja by purifying the Pashu (individual soul) and aligning daily conduct with Shiva-dharma.

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

Implicitly, it points to Shiva as Pati upheld by śruti: the Veda and the Pitṛs are treated as sanctified presences in the rite, indicating a cosmos ordered by sacred sound that culminates in devotion and liberation under the Lord.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Brahma-yajña—daily Vedic study/recitation—performed in a disciplined manner (going outside the village), emphasizing purity, restraint, and ritual correctness as supports to Shaiva sadhana.