Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 181

Adhyaya 70: आदिसर्गः—महत्-अहङ्कार-तन्मात्रा-भूतसृष्टिः, ब्रह्माण्डावरणम्, प्रजासर्गः, त्रिमूर्ति-शैवाधिष्ठानम्

Devanagari script

अर्धमासांश् च मासांश् च अयनाब्दयुगानि च स्थानाभिमानिनः सर्वे स्थानाख्याश्चैव ते स्मृताः

Transliteration

ardhamāsāṃś ca māsāṃś ca ayanābdayugāni ca sthānābhimāninaḥ sarve sthānākhyāścaiva te smṛtāḥ

Translation

半月、诸月、阿耶那（至分之行程）、诸年与诸劫——皆有主宰之灵智，认同于各自之位；因此，人们忆念他们为以那些宇宙位次之名而称的诸天神。

Word by Word

• अर्धमासान्: half-month periods (fortnights)

• च: and

• मासान्: months

• च: and

• अयन: solstitial course/half-year (ayana)

• अब्द: year

• युगानि: yugas/ages

• च: and

• स्थानाभिमानिनः: those who take identity/agency over a station (presiding powers)

• सर्वे: all

• स्थानाख्याः: named after the stations

• च एव: indeed also

• ते: they

• स्मृताः: are remembered/declared (in the tradition).

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames time-units (fortnight to yuga) as governed by presiding powers, implying that Shiva-puja harmonizes the pashu (soul) with cosmic order under Pati, especially when worship is timed to sacred calendrical stations.

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

By implying that even time and its “stations” have controllers, it supports the Shaiva view that Kāla is a governed principle; Shiva-tattva stands as Pati—the ultimate Lord beyond and above these time-governors, the ground of their authority.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Observance of vrata and puja in alignment with lunar fortnights, months, ayanas, and major yuga-themed sacred times—using disciplined timing as a Pashupata-oriented practice to loosen pasha (bondage) through regulated worship.