Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19

Bhūtavana–Kailāsa–Mandākinī–Rudrapurī: Śiva’s Jeweled Abodes and Perpetual Worship

Devanagari script

उपेन्द्रप्रमुखैश्चान्यैः पूजितस्तत्र शंकरः विभक्तचारुशिखरं यत्र तच्छङ्खवर्चसम्

Transliteration

upendrapramukhaiścānyaiḥ pūjitastatra śaṃkaraḥ vibhaktacāruśikharaṃ yatra tacchaṅkhavarcasam

Translation

在那里，因陀罗之弟优波因陀罗等诸天礼敬供养圣者商羯罗。于此圣地，名为“商迦-瓦尔恰斯”（Śaṅkha-varcas）者光辉照耀，诸峰秀丽而分明；诸天在此奉敬“主宰”帕提——能解开被缚众生（paśu）之缚索（pāśa）的至上之主。

Word by Word

• उपेन्द्र (Upendra/Vishnu): the younger Indra, i.e., Viṣṇu

• प्रमुखैः (pramukhaiḥ): led by, headed by

• च (ca): and

• अन्यैः (anyaiḥ): by others (other Devas)

• पूजितः (pūjitaḥ): worshipped, honored

• तत्र (tatra): there

• शंकरः (śaṅkaraḥ): Śiva, the beneficent one

• विभक्त (vibhakta): separated, distinct

• चारु (cāru): beautiful, pleasing

• शिखरम् (śikharam): peak, summit

• यत्र (yatra): where

• तत् (tat): that

• शङ्खवर्चसम् (śaṅkha-varcasam): “conch-radiant” (a luminous sacred presence/place-name), endowed with conch-like brilliance

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Upendra (Vishnu)
• Devas

FAQs

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

It presents Deva-led worship (Upendra and others) as a model for Linga-pūjā: even the gods approach Śaṅkara as Pati, affirming that ritual honor at a śiva-tīrtha is a direct means to grace and purification.

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

Śaṅkara is shown as the supreme Pati—worthy of worship by all Devas—whose beneficence is linked with liberating bound beings by dissolving pāśa (bondage), consistent with a Shaiva Siddhānta framing of Lordship and grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The highlighted practice is Deva-style pūjā at a sacred Śaiva locus (tīrtha/kshetra), implying disciplined worship as a Pāśupata-oriented approach: reverence, sanctified place, and devotion directed to Śaṅkara for inner release.