Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62

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

Devanagari script

न तथा तपसोग्रेण न यज्ञैर्भूरिदक्षिणैः यत्फलं प्राप्यते सम्यङ् मात्रया तदवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

na tathā tapasogreṇa na yajñairbhūridakṣiṇaiḥ yatphalaṃ prāpyate samyaṅ mātrayā tadavāpnuyāt

Translation

由如法、循序而有分量的摩怛罗(mātrā)修持所正得之果，并非猛烈苦行或厚施祭祀所能同等圆满获得；唯凭此正当之分量，便得其果。

Word by Word

• न (na): not

• तथा (tathā): in that manner/so much

• तपसः (tapasaḥ): of austerity

• उग्रेण (ugreṇa): fierce, intense

• न (na): not

• यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ): by sacrifices

• भूरि-दक्षिणैः (bhūri-dakṣiṇaiḥ): with abundant dakṣiṇā/fees and gifts

• यत्-फलम् (yat-phalam): whatever fruit/result

• प्राप्यते (prāpyate): is attained

• सम्यक् (samyaṅ/samyak): rightly, properly

• मात्रया (mātrayā): by measure, due proportion, regulated discipline

• तत् (tat): that

• अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt): one would obtain.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Linga-pūjā and Shaiva sādhanā bear their highest fruit when performed with proper measure—steady, disciplined, and correctly proportioned—rather than relying only on extreme tapas or costly yajñas.

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

By implying that the highest fruit comes through samyak-mātrā, it aligns with Shiva as Pati who grants grace (anugraha) to the pashu when practice is ordered and sattvic—free from excess, display, or mere expenditure.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Regulated practice (mātrā)—a Pāśupata-leaning principle of disciplined worship, breath/effort control, and balanced observance—showing that right method and proportion surpass sheer intensity or ritual expense.