Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 136

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

Devanagari script

द्रुमचण्डेश्वरं नाम भद्रेश्वरम् अनुत्तमम् स्थानेश्वरं तथैकाग्रं कालेश्वरम् अजेश्वरम्

Transliteration

drumacaṇḍeśvaraṃ nāma bhadreśvaram anuttamam sthāneśvaraṃ tathaikāgraṃ kāleśvaram ajeśvaram

Translation

人们又称诸灵伽为：树猛主（Drumacaṇḍeśvara）、无上吉祥主（Bhadreśvara）、住处主（Sthāneśvara），以及一心主（Ekāgra）、时主（Kāleśvara）、不生主（Ajeśvara）。此皆一位主宰帕提——湿婆——之圣相；祂被赞颂为赐吉祥、并使兽魂（paśu）脱离缚索（pāśa）者。

Word by Word

• द्रुमचण्डेश्वरम्: Drumacaṇḍeśvara (a sacred Liṅga-name)

• नाम: by name/known as

• भद्रेश्वरम्: Bhadreśvara (the Auspicious Lord)

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed/supreme

• स्थानेश्वरम्: Sthāneśvara (Lord of the holy abode/steadfast Lord)

• तथा: and/likewise

• एकाग्रम्: Ekāgra (the One-pointed/Single-focused Lord)

• कालेश्वरम्: Kāleśvara (Lord of Time)

• अजेश्वरम्: Ajeśvara (Lord beyond birth/Unborn Lord)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It functions as a smaraṇa-mantra style listing of revered Liṅga-names; reciting and remembering such names is presented as a meritorious Shaiva practice that supports devotion, purity, and eligibility for Liṅga-pūjā.

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

Through epithets like Bhadreśvara (auspicious bestower), Kāleśvara (Lord of Time), and Ajeśvara (Unborn Lord), Shiva is implied as Pati—transcendent, sovereign over time and birth, yet graciously accessible through named forms.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Name-recitation (nāma-japa) and one-pointed contemplation (ekāgratā) aligned with Pāśupata-oriented discipline—steady remembrance of the Lord to loosen pāśa (bondage) upon the paśu (soul).