Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 119

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

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा शैलजा प्राह हृष्टसर्वतनूरुहा स्तुवती चरणौ नत्वा क इमे भगवन्निति

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā śailajā prāha hṛṣṭasarvatanūruhā stuvatī caraṇau natvā ka ime bhagavanniti

Translation

见到祂，雪山之女（Śailajā，帕尔瓦蒂）开口说道；她通身毛发因欢喜而竖起。她赞颂主宰，俯伏礼拜于圣足前，问道：“噢，薄伽梵，这些是谁？”

Word by Word

• तं (tam): Him

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā): having seen

• शैलजा (śailajā): the Mountain-born (Pārvatī)

• प्राह (prāha): said/spoke

• हृष्ट (hṛṣṭa): thrilled/overjoyed

• सर्व (sarva): all

• तनू-रुहा (tanū-ruhā): hairs on the body (gooseflesh)

• स्तुवती (stuvatī): praising

• चरणौ (caraṇau): (His) two feet

• नत्वा (natvā): having bowed

• क (kaḥ): who

• इमे (ime): these

• भगवन् (bhagavan): O Lord

• इति (iti): thus

Speaker

Śailajā (Pārvatī)

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights the core posture of Linga-bhakti—darśana of the Lord, spontaneous devotion (romāñca), praise, and śaraṇāgati at the feet of Pati before seeking further understanding.

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

Śiva is addressed as “Bhagavān” and approached at His feet, indicating Pati—the sovereign Lord who elicits immediate devotional transformation and whose presence reveals the divine order around Him.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Namaskāra at the Lord’s feet with stuti (hymnic praise) is implied—an essential bhakti-limb aligned with Pāśupata orientation: surrender of the paśu to Pati as a gateway to grace and knowledge.