Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 108

Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः

Devanagari script

महादेवमनिर्देश्यं सर्वज्ञं त्वामनामयम् विश्वरूपं विरूपाक्षं सदाशिवम् अनामयम्

Transliteration

mahādevamanirdeśyaṃ sarvajñaṃ tvāmanāmayam viśvarūpaṃ virūpākṣaṃ sadāśivam anāmayam

Translation

你是摩诃提婆——不可言说、遍知一切、远离诸苦。你是宇宙之身，是超越凡见的三眼者，正是常住吉祥的萨达湿婆——恒常清净，不为疾病与忧恼所染。

Word by Word

• महादेवम्: Mahadeva, the Great God

• अनिर्देश्यम्: indescribable, beyond definition

• सर्वज्ञम्: omniscient, knower of all

• त्वाम्: You

• अनामयम्: free from illness/affliction, faultless

• विश्वरूपम्: of universal/cosmic form

• विरूपाक्षम्: the Three-eyed One, whose vision transcends form

• सदाशिवम्: Sadashiva, eternally auspicious Shiva

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a hymn of praise within the Purva-Bhaga narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-upasana as worship of the indescribable Pati (Sadashiva) who pervades the cosmos (viśvarūpa) yet remains untouched by defect—guiding the devotee to meditate on Shiva beyond mere form.

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

Shiva is presented as anirdeśya (beyond conceptual grasp), sarvajña (omniscient), and anāmaya (untainted by suffering), revealing the Siddhanta view of the Pati as eternally pure consciousness who governs pashu and dissolves pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dhyana and stuti: the yogic contemplation of Virupaksha and Sadashiva—using divine names to steady the mind and orient the pashu (soul) toward liberation from pasha (bondage) through devotion to the Pati.