Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 78

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

Devanagari script

एत एव त्रयो देवा एत एव त्रयो गुणाः एत एव त्रयो लोका एत एव त्रयो ऽग्नयः

Transliteration

eta eva trayo devā eta eva trayo guṇāḥ eta eva trayo lokā eta eva trayo 'gnayaḥ

Translation

唯此即三神；唯此即三德（guṇa）。唯此即三界；唯此即三圣火——一切三重之相，皆依止于唯一至上主，名为帕提（Pati），为诸三元之源与所依。

Word by Word

• eta eva: these indeed/these alone

• trayaḥ: three

• devāḥ: gods (Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Rudra)

• guṇāḥ: qualities (sattva, rajas, tamas)

• lokāḥ: worlds (bhūr, bhuvaḥ, svaḥ / the three realms)

• agnayaḥ: fires (gārhapatya, āhavanīya, dakṣiṇa)

• eva: alone/indeed

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching within the Purva-Bhaga discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Rudra
• Agni

FAQs

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

It frames the Liṅga as the one non-dual ground in which all triads—deities, guṇas, worlds, and ritual fires—are unified, making Liṅga-pūjā a worship of the source rather than a merely sectional deity.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the Pati who contains and governs the functional triads (Brahmā–Viṣṇu–Rudra, sattva–rajas–tamas) while remaining their inner support and transcendent reality.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritually, it points to the sanctity of the three Vedic fires as Shiva-grounded worship; yogically, it suggests Pāśupata contemplation that rises beyond the three guṇas by fixing awareness in Mahādeva as the substratum of all triads.