Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44

लिङ्गार्चनविधिक्रमः—शुद्धि, न्यास, आसनकल्पना, अभिषेक, स्तोत्र-प्रदक्षिणा

Adhyaya 27

Devanagari script

त्वरितेनैव रुद्रेण कपिना च कपर्दिना आवोसजेति साम्ना तु बृहच्चन्द्रेण विष्णुना

Transliteration

tvaritenaiva rudreṇa kapinā ca kapardinā āvosajeti sāmnā tu bṛhaccandreṇa viṣṇunā

Translation

于是迅疾地，以萨曼歌《Āvosaje》召请鲁陀罗——那赭色之Kapi、那结发之主Kapardin；同样，毗湿奴以“大月者”Bṛhaccandra之名，也以此歌咏而赞颂彼尊。

Word by Word

• tvaritena eva: swiftly indeed

• rudreṇa: by Rudra

• kapinā: by Kapi (the tawny/reddish One, an epithet of Rudra)

• ca: and

• kapardinā: by Kapardin (the matted-haired Lord)

• āvosajeti: ‘āvosaje’—a Sāman/chant formula used in Vedic praise

• sāmnā: by/with a Sāman chant

• tu: and/indeed

• bṛhaccandreṇa: by Bṛhaccandra (‘great-mooned’, an epithet here applied to Viṣṇu)

• viṣṇunā: by Viṣṇu

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-centered devotion as rooted in Vedic praise (stuti): the Lord is approached through sacred sound (Sāman), establishing mantra as a primary means to invoke Pati (Shiva) for grace over the pashu (soul).

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

By naming Rudra as Kapi and Kapardin, the verse presents Shiva as the transcendent yet manifest Lord—ascetic (matted hair) and fiery/solar (tawny)—the Pati who can be invoked swiftly through Vedic revelation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Vedic chant-based upāsanā: the use of a Sāman formula (“āvosaje”) as an invocation, aligning with Shaiva practice where mantra and stuti purify pasha (bondage) and orient the pashu toward Pati.