Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69

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

Devanagari script

यथा वृक्षात् फलं पक्वं पवनेन समीरितम् नमस्कारेण रुद्रस्य तथा पापं प्रणश्यति

Transliteration

yathā vṛkṣāt phalaṃ pakvaṃ pavanena samīritam namaskāreṇa rudrasya tathā pāpaṃ praṇaśyati

Translation

如同熟果因风摇动而自树上脱落，如是，以恭敬礼拜鲁陀罗，罪业亦被抖落而灭尽。

Word by Word

• यथा: just as

• वृक्षात्: from a tree

• फलम्: fruit

• पक्वम्: ripe

• पवनेन: by the wind

• समीरितम्: stirred/shaken

• नमस्कारेण: by salutation/obeisance

• रुद्रस्य: of Rudra (Śiva as Pati)

• तथा: likewise

• पापम्: sin/impurity (pāpa)

• प्रणश्यति: perishes/is destroyed

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that even a simple, sincere namaskāra to Rudra—central to Linga-pūjā—cuts down pāpa, preparing the pashu (soul) for Shiva’s grace and deeper worship.

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

Rudra is implied as Pati, the sovereign purifier whose mere remembrance and reverent salutation can dissolve impurities that bind the pashu through pasha.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Namaskāra (prostration/salutation) as a core bhakti-aṅga within Shiva-pūjā and a preparatory discipline aligned with Pāśupata purification.