Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 147

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

Devanagari script

श्रीपर्वतमनुप्राप्य देव्या देवेश्वरो हरः क्षेत्राणि दर्शयामास सर्वभूतपतिर्भवः

Transliteration

śrīparvatamanuprāpya devyā deveśvaro haraḥ kṣetrāṇi darśayāmāsa sarvabhūtapatirbhavaḥ

Translation

与女神同至室利山（Śrīparvata）后，哈罗（Hara）——诸天之主、婆伐（Bhava）、一切众生之主宰（Pati）——向她示现诸多神圣的刹帝罗（kṣetra，圣地）。

Word by Word

• श्रीपर्वतम्: Śrīparvata (the sacred mountain)

• अनुप्राप्य: having reached/arrived at

• देव्या: with the Goddess (Devī/Śakti)

• देवेश्वरः: Lord of the gods

• हरः: Hara (Śiva, the remover)

• क्षेत्राणि: holy fields/temples/pilgrimage-sites (kṣetras)

• दर्शयामास: showed/caused to be seen

• सर्वभूतपतिः: Lord of all beings

• भवः: Bhava (Śiva, the becoming/existent Lord)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva as guiding Devī through sacred kṣetras—implying that Linga-worship is rooted in consecrated places where Śiva’s presence is specially manifest and accessible through darśana and arcana.

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

Śiva is presented as Deveśvara and Sarvabhūtapati—Pati, the supreme Lord over all pashus (souls). This aligns with Shaiva Siddhanta’s Pati–Paśu–Pāśa lens: the Lord leads beings toward revelation of the sacred.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Tīrtha-yātrā and kṣetra-darśana are highlighted—devotional pilgrimage as a preparatory discipline supporting śiva-pūjā, mantra-japa, and inner orientation toward Pāśupata ideals.