Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1

Adhyaya 50 — देवपुर्यः, पुराणि, आयतनानि च; श्रीकण्ठाधिपत्य-प्रतिपादनम्

Devanagari script

इति श्रीलिङ्गमहापुराणे पूर्वभागे एकोनपञ्चाशत्तमो ऽध्यायः सूत उवाच शितान्तशिखरे शक्रः पारिजातवने शुभे तस्य प्राच्यां कुमुदाद्रिकूटो ऽसौ बहुविस्तरः

Transliteration

iti śrīliṅgamahāpurāṇe pūrvabhāge ekonapañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ sūta uvāca śitāntaśikhare śakraḥ pārijātavane śubhe tasya prācyāṃ kumudādrikūṭo 'sau bahuvistaraḥ

Translation

如是，在尊贵的《林伽大摩诃往世书》前分中，第四十九章由此开启。苏多说道：在名为“尸檀多”(Śitānta)的峰顶，释迦罗（因陀罗）驻于吉祥的波利阇多林苑；其东方则矗立着广袤延展的鸠摩陀陀利(Kumudādri)山峰。

Word by Word

• iti: thus

• śrī-liṅga-mahāpurāṇe: in the glorious Liṅga Mahāpurāṇa

• pūrva-bhāge: in the earlier section

• ekona-pañcāśattamaḥ adhyāyaḥ: the forty-ninth chapter

• sūta uvāca: Sūta said

• śitānta-śikhare: on the peak named Śitānta

• śakraḥ: Śakra/Indra

• pārijāta-vane: in the Pārijāta grove

• śubhe: auspicious

• tasya: of it/thereof

• prācyām: to the east

• kumuda-adri-kūṭaḥ: the peak of Mount Kumudādri

• asau: that/this

• bahu-vistaraḥ: broad, extensive.

Speaker

Suta

Characters & Entities

• Suta
• Shakra (Indra)
• Parijata (celestial tree/grove)
• Kumudadri (mountain)

FAQs

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

It establishes the narrative setting in Deva-loka, a typical Purāṇic prelude that frames later instructions on Śiva (Pati) and the means by which bound souls (paśu) approach liberation through liṅga-centered devotion and rite.

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

Indirectly: by situating Indra and the celestial realm, it prepares the contrast between limited deva-sovereignty and Śiva-tattva as the supreme Pati beyond all lokas—toward whom even devas ultimately turn.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific pūjā-vidhi or Pāśupata-yoga practice is stated in this opening verse; it functions as a scene-setting śloka that precedes the doctrinal or ritual content of the chapter.