Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 97

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

Devanagari script

ऋषिः सर्वगतत्वाच्च शरीरी सो ऽस्य यत्प्रभुः स्वामित्वमस्य यत्सर्वं विष्णुः सर्वप्रवेशनात्

Transliteration

ṛṣiḥ sarvagatatvācca śarīrī so 'sya yatprabhuḥ svāmitvamasya yatsarvaṃ viṣṇuḥ sarvapraveśanāt

Translation

称其为“仙圣”Ṛṣi，是因其遍一切处；称其为“住身者”Śarīrī，是因其内住一切身。称其为“主宰”Prabhu，是因其统御万有；称其为“主人”Svāmin，是因万物皆归属于他。又称其为“毗湿奴”Viṣṇu，是因其入于一切——由内而遍满。

Word by Word

• ऋषिः: seer, the all-knowing Lord

• सर्वगतत्वात्: because of all-pervasiveness

• च: and

• शरीरी: the indweller of embodied beings, the one with (all) bodies as His field

• सः: He

• अस्य: of this (universe/all beings)

• यत्: because/that by which

• प्रभुः: sovereign Lord

• स्वामित्वम्: ownership, mastery

• अस्य: of this (all)

• यत्: because/that by which

• सर्वम्: everything

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu (the all-pervader)

• सर्वप्रवेशनात्: because of entering into all (as inner controller).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a śiva-tattva teaching within the Purāṇic discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It grounds Liṅga-pūjā in tattva: the Liṅga signifies the one Pati who pervades and indwells all beings; worship is not limited to a form but directed to the omnipresent Lord who is the inner ruler of all.

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

It presents Śiva as both transcendent lordship (Prabhu, Svāmin—master of all) and immanent presence (Śarīrī—indweller; sarvapraveśa—entering all). In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, He is Pati who permeates pashus while remaining their sovereign.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The yogic takeaway is antaryāmin-bhāvanā (contemplation of the indwelling Lord): in Pāśupata-oriented practice, one meditates on Śiva as present in all bodies and all states, loosening pasha through constant remembrance.