Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36

शरभप्रादुर्भावो नाम षण्णवतितमोऽध्यायः (जलन्धरविमर्दनम्)

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वाथ महादेवं महादेवारिनन्दनः न चचाल न सस्मार निहतान्बान्धवान्युधि

Transliteration

ityuktvātha mahādevaṃ mahādevārinandanaḥ na cacāla na sasmāra nihatānbāndhavānyudhi

Translation

如此对大天（摩诃提婆）说罢，那位大天之敌的勇猛之子伫立不动；既不退缩，也不动摇，甚至不曾忆及战场上被杀的亲族——当时其心执著如铁。

Word by Word

• iti: thus

• uktvā: having spoken

• atha: then

• mahādevam: to Mahādeva (Śiva)

• mahādeva-ari-nandanaḥ: the son/delight of Mahādeva’s enemy (a hostile lineage)

• na: not

• cacāla: trembled/moved

• na: not

• sasmāra: remembered/recalled

• nihatān: slain

• bāndhavān: relatives/kinsmen

• yudhi: in battle

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Mahadeva)

FAQs

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

It highlights the inner prerequisite of Linga-upāsanā: unwavering steadiness (acalatā) before Mahādeva, where the mind ceases to be pulled by grief, fear, or worldly ties.

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

Śiva appears as Mahādeva, the Pati whose presence can arrest agitation; even one born in an inimical line becomes momentarily fixed and unshaken when directly confronting Śiva-tattva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies Pāśupata-style mental discipline—single-pointed fixation and non-reactivity (a form of vairāgya and dhāraṇā) as the inner limb supporting external pūjā.