Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 72

अध्याय 66: इक्ष्वाकुवंश-ऐलवंशप्रवाहः (त्रिशङ्कु-राम-ययात्यादि-प्रकरणम्)

Devanagari script

जगाम स रथो नाशं शापाद्गर्गस्य धीमतः गर्गस्य हि सुतं बालं स राजा जनमेजयः

Transliteration

jagāma sa ratho nāśaṃ śāpādgargasya dhīmataḥ gargasya hi sutaṃ bālaṃ sa rājā janamejayaḥ

Translation

由于智者圣仙伽尔伽的诅咒，那辆战车遂遭毁灭。确实，阇那梅阇耶王曾伤害（或冒犯）伽尔伽年幼的儿子，尚是孩童，因此灾厄与败亡降临于他。

Word by Word

• जगाम: went/attained

• स: that/he

• रथः: chariot

• नाशम्: destruction

• शापात्: from the curse

• गर्गस्य: of (sage) Garga

• धीमतः: wise, discerning

• गर्गस्य हि: indeed of Garga

• सुतम्: son

• बालम्: child, young boy

• स: that/he

• राजा: king

• जनमेजयः: Janamejaya

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Garga
• Janamejaya

FAQs

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

It underscores that Shiva-puja must be grounded in dharma: offenses against the innocent and against tapasvin sages create pasha (bondage) that obstructs devotion and spiritual merit.

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

Indirectly, it reflects Shiva-tattva as the moral-cosmic order where actions bear fruit: when dharma is violated, the pashu experiences binding consequences, and only alignment with righteous conduct leads toward Pati (Shiva).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied discipline is aparādha-varjana (avoidance of offenses) and yama-like restraint—foundational to Pashupata-oriented sadhana—so that worship and japa are not undermined by karmic fallout.