Shloka 23
Indra’s Account: Shilada’s Tapas and Shiva’s Manifestation as Nandi
लक्ष्मीः साक्षाच्छची ज्येष्ठा देवी चैव सरस्वती अदितिश् च दितिश्चैव श्रद्धा लज्जा धृतिस् तथा
lakṣmīḥ sākṣācchacī jyeṣṭhā devī caiva sarasvatī aditiś ca ditiścaiva śraddhā lajjā dhṛtis tathā
吉祥天女拉克什弥本身，确然还有舍姬、耶什陀、女神（Devī）以及萨拉斯瓦蒂；同样，阿底提与底提——并与施罗陀陀（信）、拉阇（谦羞）、陀利底（坚忍）一道——皆被称为显现的神圣威能。在湿婆派的观照中，这些乃是圣力（Śakti）在造化中运作的诸般形态，皆受主宰帕提（湿婆）之统摄。
Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It frames prosperity, knowledge, cosmic maternity, and inner virtues as Śakti’s expressions—reminding the worshipper that Linga-pūjā is not merely external ritual, but honoring the Pati (Śiva) together with His operative power (Śakti) that sustains all functions of life.
By listing many goddesses and virtues as manifest powers, it implies Śiva-tattva as Pati: the transcendent Lord who remains the ground of consciousness while Śakti unfolds as names, forms, and qualities within sṛṣṭi; thus Shiva is the ruler of pasha-bound pashus through His own power.
The verse points to Śakti-bhāvanā in worship and yoga: cultivating śraddhā (faith), lajjā (ethical restraint), and dhṛti (steadfast concentration) as inner disciplines that support Linga-pūjā and Pāśupata-oriented purification from pasha (bondage).