Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 134

उमामहेश्वरव्रतं—पञ्चाक्षरमन्त्रस्य माहात्म्यं, न्यासः, जपविधिः, सदाचारः, विनियोगः

Devanagari script

यस्य यद्विहितं कर्म तत्कुर्वन्मत्प्रियः सदा सन्ध्या संध्योपासनशीलः स्यात् सायं प्रातः प्रसन्नधीः

Transliteration

yasya yadvihitaṃ karma tatkurvanmatpriyaḥ sadā sandhyā saṃdhyopāsanaśīlaḥ syāt sāyaṃ prātaḥ prasannadhīḥ

Translation

凡不怠慢而履行自身所规定之业者，恒为我所爱。应勤修桑迪亚（Sandhyā）与日之交界时的礼拜，于黄昏与黎明两时，保持心智澄明安宁。

Word by Word

• yasya: of whom/for whom

• yat: whatever

• vihitam: prescribed/ordained (by śāstra)

• karma: duty/ritual action

• tat: that

• kurvan: performing

• mat-priyaḥ: dear to Me (Śiva as Pati)

• sadā: always

• sandhyā: Sandhyā (twilight junction)

• sandhyā-upāsana-śīlaḥ: one whose disposition is Sandhyā worship/regular practice

• syāt: should be/becomes

• sāyam: in the evening

• prātaḥ: in the morning

• prasanna-dhīḥ: with a serene, clarified intellect.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shaiva dharma as taught within the Linga Purana’s discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It grounds Linga-bhakti in śāstric discipline: by faithfully doing one’s prescribed nitya-karmas—especially Sandhyā-upāsanā—the devotee becomes “dear to Śiva,” making worship efficacious through purity and regularity.

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

Śiva is presented as Pati (the Lord) who responds to inner clarity and right conduct; devotion is not merely emotional but aligned with dharma that loosens pasha (bondage) by steadying the pashu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Sandhyā and Sandhyā-upāsanā—twilight worship at dawn and dusk—emphasizing prasanna-dhī (a serene intellect), a key support for Pāśupata-oriented purification and steadiness in practice.