Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 18

Adhyaya 73 — त्रिपुरदाहे ब्रह्मस्तवः

Brahmā’s Hymn in the Context of Tripura’s Burning

Devanagari script

स योगी सर्वतत्त्वज्ञो व्रतं पाशुपतं त्विदम् भवेन पाशमोक्षार्थं कथितं देवसत्तमाः

Transliteration

sa yogī sarvatattvajño vrataṃ pāśupataṃ tvidam bhavena pāśamokṣārthaṃ kathitaṃ devasattamāḥ

Translation

彼瑜伽行者，通达一切怛缚（tattva）者，宣说此帕修帕塔行——乃婆伐（湿婆）为解脱缚索（pāśa，系缚）而开示者，噫，诸天中最胜者。

Word by Word

• स (sa): that

• योगी (yogī): yogin, disciplined practitioner

• सर्वतत्त्वज्ञः (sarvatattvajñaḥ): knower of all principles/tattvas

• व्रतम् (vratam): vow, observance

• पाशुपतम् (pāśupatam): belonging to Paśupati (Śiva), Pāśupata

• तु (tu): indeed

• इदम् (idam): this

• भवेन (bhavena): by Bhava, i.e., Śiva

• पाशमोक्षार्थम् (pāśamokṣārtham): for the purpose of liberation from bondage

• कथितम् (kathitam): taught, proclaimed

• देवसत्तमाः (devasattamāḥ): O best of the gods

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching within the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Bhava)
• Paśupati
• Devas

FAQs

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

It frames Pāśupata-vrata as Śiva’s own liberating discipline: Linga-centered devotion and yogic observance aimed at cutting the pāśa (bondage) of the paśu (soul) under the grace of Pati (Śiva).

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

Śiva is presented as Bhava/Paśupati, the authoritative teacher of liberation who reveals the means to transcend bondage—implying His role as Pati, the Lord who alone can grant pāśa-mokṣa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse highlights the Pāśupata-vrata—an observance within the Pāśupata yoga stream—taught as a practical method for liberation from pāśa through disciplined yogic conduct and Śiva-oriented worship.