Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44

अध्याय 91: अरिष्ट-लक्षण, मृत्यु-संस्कार, पाशुपत-धारणा तथा ओङ्कार-उपासना

Devanagari script

खिन्नस्य धारणायोगाद् वायुरूर्ध्वं प्रवर्तते ततश्चापूरयेद् देहम् ओङ्कारेण समन्वितः

Transliteration

khinnasya dhāraṇāyogād vāyurūrdhvaṃ pravartate tataścāpūrayed deham oṅkāreṇa samanvitaḥ

Translation

当修行者感到疲惫时，由持念（dhāraṇā）之法令生命之风（prāṇa）上行。继而与唵字（Oṃkāra）的振动相应，当以此生气充满全身，渐松缚索（pāśa），牵引有缚之灵（paśu）趋向主宰（Pati）。

Word by Word

• खिन्नस्य: of one who is fatigued/dispirted

• धारणायोगात्: due to the yoga of concentration (dhāraṇā)

• वायुः: the vital wind, prāṇa

• ऊर्ध्वम्: upward

• प्रवर्तते: moves, is set in motion

• ततश्च: then indeed

• आपूरयेत्: should fill, should fully pervade

• देहम्: the body

• ओङ्कारेण: with Oṃ (praṇava)

• समन्वितः: united with, accompanied by

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating yogic instruction within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links outer devotion to inner discipline: the worshipper steadies prāṇa through dhāraṇā and Oṃ, making the body a fit vessel for Shiva-bhakti and for turning the paśu toward Pati.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as Pati—the supreme regulator and liberator—toward whom the upward-moving prāṇa and Oṃ-oriented awareness are directed to dissolve pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Pāśupata-leaning yogic method combining dhāraṇā with prāṇa’s upward movement and japa/intonation of Oṃ (praṇava) to pervade the body with controlled breath-energy.