Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

विद्यते ऽपि च सर्वत्र तस्मिन्सर्वं च विन्दति तस्मात्संविदिति प्रोक्तो महद्भिर् मुनिसत्तमाः

Transliteration

vidyate 'pi ca sarvatra tasminsarvaṃ ca vindati tasmātsaṃviditi prokto mahadbhir munisattamāḥ

Translation

祂遍在一切处；而在祂之中，万有确实皆可得见、皆可成就。因此诸大牟尼宣说：祂即Saṃvid——至上觉知。

Word by Word

• विद्यते: exists/is present

• अपि: indeed/also

• च: and

• सर्वत्र: everywhere

• तस्मिन्: in Him/in that (Supreme Principle)

• सर्वम्: all (beings/things)

• च: and

• विन्दति: finds/attains/realizes

• तस्मात्: therefore

• संविद् इति: as ‘Saṃvid’ (Consciousness)

• प्रोक्तः: proclaimed/declared

• महद्भिः: by the great ones

• मुनिसत्तमाः: best of sages

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching as preserved by the great sages)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It grounds Linga-puja in tattva: the Linga signifies Shiva as Saṃvid—present everywhere—so worship is not limited to a place or form but aims at recognizing the all-pervading Pati.

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

Shiva is described as universally present and as the locus in whom all is ‘found’—the Supreme Consciousness (Saṃvid) that enables knowledge, attainment, and ultimately the Pashu’s realization beyond Pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied practice is Pashupata-oriented inner contemplation: meditating on Shiva as the indwelling Saṃvid in all beings, so external worship culminates in direct recognition (pratyabhijñā-like realization) of the Pati.