Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 95

Adhyaya 63: Daksha’s Progeny, Kashyapa’s Offspring, and the Rishi-Vamshas that Sustain the Worlds

Devanagari script

यैस्तु व्याप्तास्त्रयो लोकाः सूर्यस्येव गभस्तिभिः

Transliteration

yaistu vyāptāstrayo lokāḥ sūryasyeva gabhastibhiḥ

Translation

确由彼者，三界皆被遍满——如同太阳以其光芒遍照诸世。

Word by Word

• यैः (yaiḥ): by whom

• तु (tu): indeed/for

• व्याप्ताः (vyāptāḥ): pervaded, filled

• त्रयः (trayaḥ): three

• लोकाः (lokāḥ): worlds

• सूर्यस्य (sūryasya): of the Sun

• इव (iva): like/as

• गभस्तिभिः (gabhastibhiḥ): with rays, beams

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Surya

FAQs

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

It supports the core Linga teaching that Pati (Śiva) is all-pervading; the Linga is worshiped as the visible sign of that omnipresent reality, not as a limited object.

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

Through the simile of the Sun’s rays, it points to Śiva-tattva as vyāpaka (pervasive)—the Lord whose śakti fills all three worlds, while remaining the transcendent Pati beyond bondage (pāśa).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway is yogic contemplation (bhāvanā) of omnipresence during Linga-pūjā—seeing the one Pati pervading all lokas and loosening the pasha of limited identity in the pashu (soul).