Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 17

ग्रहाद्यधिपत्याभिषेकः

Cosmic Consecrations of Lords of Planets and Domains

Devanagari script

एतद्वो विस्तरेणैव कथितं मुनिपुङ्गवाः अभिषिक्तास्ततस्त्वेते विशिष्टा विश्वयोनिना

Transliteration

etadvo vistareṇaiva kathitaṃ munipuṅgavāḥ abhiṣiktāstatastvete viśiṣṭā viśvayoninā

Translation

诸位最胜牟尼啊，此事我已为汝等详尽宣说。其后，这些存在受灌顶加持；并由毗湿瓦由尼（Viśvayoni）——万有之源的主宰帕提（Pati）——而得以格外殊胜。

Word by Word

• etad: this

• vaḥ: to you (all)

• vistareṇa: in detail

• eva: indeed

• kathitam: narrated/explained

• muni-puṅgavāḥ: O bulls among sages/foremost sages

• abhiṣiktāḥ: consecrated/anointed (ritually empowered)

• tataḥ: thereafter

• tu: and/indeed

• ete: these

• viśiṣṭāḥ: distinguished/excellent/marked as special

• viśva-yoni-nā: by Viśvayoni (the source/womb of the universe, i.e., Śiva as Pati)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Viśvayoni)

FAQs

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

It highlights that true distinction in Linga-puja comes after consecration (abhiṣeka)—a rite symbolizing Śiva’s anugraha (grace) that sanctifies and empowers the devotee or the consecrated beings.

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

By naming Him Viśvayoni, the verse points to Śiva as Pati—the universal source and sovereign cause—whose grace alone confers viśeṣa (spiritual excellence) beyond ordinary conditioned existence.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Abhiṣeka (consecratory anointing) is central—ritually mirroring inner purification in Pāśupata-oriented practice, where the pashu becomes refined through initiation-like sanctification and Pati’s grace.