Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26

Adhyaya 35 — दधीचि-क्षुप-युद्धम्, भार्गवोपदेशः, मृतसंजीवनी (त्र्यम्बक) मन्त्रः

Devanagari script

जप्त्वा हुत्वाभिमन्त्र्यैवं जलं पीत्वा दिवानिशम् लिङ्गस्य संनिधौ ध्यात्वा नास्ति मृत्युभयं द्विज

Transliteration

japtvā hutvābhimantryaivaṃ jalaṃ pītvā divāniśam liṅgasya saṃnidhau dhyātvā nāsti mṛtyubhayaṃ dvija

Translation

诵持真言(japa)之后，奉献火供(huta)之后，如是以真言加持净水，当昼夜饮此水。于湿婆林伽之前安住禅观——噢二次生者(dvija)——便无死亡之惧。

Word by Word

• जप्त्वा (japtvā): having recited (mantra)

• हुत्वा (hutvā): having offered oblations into fire

• अभिमन्त्र्य (abhimantrya): having empowered/consecrated by mantra

• एवम् (evam): thus, in this manner

• जलम् (jalam): water

• पीत्वा (pītvā): having drunk

• दिवानिशम् (divāniśam): day and night

• लिङ्गस्य (liṅgasya): of the Liṅga (Śiva’s emblem/form)

• संनिधौ (saṃnidhau): in the proximity/presence

• ध्यात्वा (dhyātvā): having meditated

• न अस्ति (nāsti): there is not

• मृत्युभयम् (mṛtyu-bhayam): fear of death

• द्विज (dvija): O twice-born (brahmin initiate).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana teachings to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Linga

FAQs

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

It presents a complete Linga-upāsanā sequence—japa, homa, mantra-consecration of water, and dhyāna near the Liṅga—stating that such disciplined worship removes mṛtyu-bhaya (fear of death) by taking refuge in Pati (Śiva).

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

Śiva is implied as the death-transcending Lord (Pati) whose presence at the Liṅga grants abhayam; by turning the pashu-mind toward Him through dhyāna, the pāśa of fear and mortality is weakened.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-japa with homa, followed by drinking abhimantrita-jala (consecrated water) and sustained dhyāna in the Liṅga’s presence—combining pūjā-vidhi with a Pāśupata-style inner focus on Śiva as the liberating principle.