Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 114

अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्य — काशी-वाराणसी में मोक्ष, लिङ्ग-तीर्थ-मानचित्र, और उपासना-विधि

Devanagari script

तस्य तां परमां मूर्तिम् आस्थितस्य जगत्प्रभोः न शशाक पुनर्द्रष्टुं हृष्टरोमा गिरीन्द्रजा

Transliteration

tasya tāṃ paramāṃ mūrtim āsthitasya jagatprabhoḥ na śaśāka punardraṣṭuṃ hṛṣṭaromā girīndrajā

Translation

当世界之主取受那至上形相时，吉丽迦（Girijā，山之女）因敬畏的狂喜而毛发竖立，竟再也无法回望那形相。

Word by Word

• तस्य: of Him

• ताम्: that

• परमाम्: supreme, transcendent

• मूर्तिम्: form, manifestation

• आस्थितस्य: having assumed, having taken on

• जगत्प्रभोः: of the Lord of the universe (Pati)

• न: not

• शशाक: was able

• पुनः: again

• द्रष्टुम्: to see, to behold

• हृष्टरोमा: with bristling hair (rapture/awe)

• गिरीन्द्रजा: Girīndrajā, the daughter of Himavat (Pārvatī)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana account to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati (Girija)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that Shiva’s supreme reality (para-murti) exceeds ordinary sight; Linga worship trains the devotee to approach that transcendent Pati through symbol, mantra, and inner purification rather than mere sensory perception.

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

Shiva is presented as Jagatprabhu (Pati), whose highest manifestation is so overpowering that even Girija responds with sacred awe; it signals Shiva-tattva as transcendent, not fully graspable by the limited faculties of the pashu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to the yogic prerequisite of inner steadiness and adhikara for darshana—devotional absorption (bhakti) and Pashupata-oriented discipline that refines perception so the soul may bear the intensity of Shiva’s presence.