Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 115

देवादिसृष्टिकथनम् (वसिष्ठशोकः, पराशरजन्म, एकलिङ्गपूजा, रुद्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

पराशरमुवाचेदं प्रणिपत्य स्थितं मुनिः वैरे महति यद्वाक्याद् गुरोर् अद्याश्रिता क्षमा

Transliteration

parāśaramuvācedaṃ praṇipatya sthitaṃ muniḥ vaire mahati yadvākyād guror adyāśritā kṣamā

Translation

帕罗沙罗说道：圣贤顶礼后安住而立，宣言道：“纵使怨仇深重，今日——依师命——我已归依于 kṣamā（忍辱与宽恕）。”

Word by Word

• पराशरः (Parāśaraḥ): Parāśara

• उवाच (uvāca): said

• इदं (idaṃ): this (statement)

• प्रणिपत्य (praṇipatya): having bowed down/paid obeisance

• स्थितं (sthitaṃ): standing firm/steadfast

• मुनिः (muniḥ): the sage

• वैरे (vaire): in enmity/hostility

• महति (mahati): great, intense

• यद्वाक्यात् (yad-vākyāt): because of the words/command

• गुरोः (guroḥ): of the guru/preceptor

• अद्य (adya): today/now

• आश्रिता (āśritā): has resorted to/taken refuge in

• क्षमा (kṣamā): forgiveness, forbearance, patient endurance.

Speaker

Parāśara

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• Guru

FAQs

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

It frames kṣamā (forbearance) as a core discipline for a Shiva-bhakta: by obeying the guru and restraining hostility, the devotee becomes fit for Linga-pūjā, which demands inner purity and steadiness.

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

Indirectly, it points to Shiva as Pati—the liberating Lord—approached through virtues that dissolve pāśa; choosing kṣamā over vaira reflects the movement of the paśu toward Shiva’s grace (anugraha).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Guru-ājñā (obedience to the preceptor) and kṣamā are presented as yogic restraints that subdue reactive anger—supporting Pāśupata-style sādhana where inner conquest precedes external rites.