Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26

प्रलय-तत्त्वलयः, नीललोहित-रुद्रः, अष्टमूर्तिस्तवः, एवं ब्रह्मणो वैराग्यम्

Devanagari script

वह्नेश्चैव तु संयोगात् प्रकृत्य पुरुषः प्रभुः नीलश् च लोहितश्चैव यतः कालाकृतिः पुमान्

Transliteration

vahneścaiva tu saṃyogāt prakṛtya puruṣaḥ prabhuḥ nīlaś ca lohitaścaiva yataḥ kālākṛtiḥ pumān

Translation

由与火神阿耆尼（Agni）的结合，那与自性（Prakṛti）相应的至尊补卢沙（Puruṣa）显现。由祂生起青与赤两相；又由祂出现其形即为时间（Kāla）之“人神”。

Word by Word

• वह्नेः (vahneḥ): of Fire/Agni

• च एव (ca eva): and indeed

• तु (tu): moreover

• संयोगात् (saṃyogāt): from conjunction/union

• प्रकृत्या (prakṛtyā): with Prakṛti (primordial Nature)

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ): the Puruṣa (Conscious Principle)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ): the Lord/Sovereign

• नीलः (nīlaḥ): blue/dark-hued aspect

• च (ca): and

• लोहितः (lohitaḥ): red/ruddy aspect

• च एव (ca eva): and indeed

• यतः (yataḥ): from whom/from which source

• काल-आकृतिः (kāla-ākṛtiḥ): having the form of Time

• पुमान् (pumān): the Person (personal principle).

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Agni
• Prakriti
• Purusha
• Kala

FAQs

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

It frames creation as arising from the Lord’s union with Prakṛti, with Agni as a catalytic principle—supporting Linga worship as adoration of the Pati who manifests the cosmos yet remains its sovereign source.

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

Shiva-tattva is indicated as the Prabhu Puruṣa: the conscious Lord who, through association with Prakṛti, projects differentiated powers (blue/red aspects) and even Kāla (Time), showing Him as Pati who governs both manifestation and temporality.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Implicitly, it points to Agni-linked Shaiva sādhanā (homa/inner fire) and Pāśupata-oriented contemplation: recognize Kāla as Shiva’s manifestation, then seek liberation of the paśu by turning awareness from time-bound change to the timeless Pati.