Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28

ग्रहसंख्यावर्णनम् — ध्रुवस्य तपोबलात् ध्रुवस्थानप्राप्तिः

Devanagari script

ततः प्रशेमुः सर्वत्र विघ्नरूपाणि तत्र वै ततो गरुडमारुह्य कालमेघसमद्युतिः

Transliteration

tataḥ praśemuḥ sarvatra vighnarūpāṇi tatra vai tato garuḍamāruhya kālameghasamadyutiḥ

Translation

于是，在那处，遍处呈现为障碍的诸相都得以平息。其后，那位色如黑云的主宰乘上迦楼罗而去——表明当帕提（主）被安抚礼敬时，化作毗诃那（vighna，障碍）的缚索（pāśa）自会消退。

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon

• praśemuḥ: they became calm/they were pacified

• sarvatra: everywhere

• vighna-rūpāṇi: forms of obstacles/obstructive manifestations

• tatra: there/in that place

• vai: indeed

• tataḥ: thereafter

• garuḍam: Garuḍa (the divine eagle)

• āruhya: having mounted

• kāla-megha-sama-dyutiḥ: having the splendor/hue like a dark rain-cloud

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It frames vighna-nivṛtti (cessation of obstacles) as a natural consequence of successful propitiation—when the Lord is pleased, obstructive forces lose their power, supporting the Linga-Pūjā aim of removing pāsas that bind the pashu.

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

Though the immediate image is of a dark-cloud-hued deity mounting Garuḍa, the Shaiva reading emphasizes the principle that Pati’s grace pacifies vighnas—Shiva-tattva as the sovereign remover of pasha, restoring inner order and auspiciousness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is vighna-śamana through steady worship and inner alignment: in Pāśupata-oriented practice, obstacles are treated as pasha-forms that subside through devotion, mantra, and disciplined worship centered on the Lord.