Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9

शरभप्रादुर्भावो नाम षण्णवतितमोऽध्यायः (जलन्धरविमर्दनम्)

Devanagari script

वासवत्वं च युष्माकं दास्ये दानवपुङ्गवाः जलन्धरवचः श्रुत्वा सर्वे ते दानवाधमाः

Transliteration

vāsavatvaṃ ca yuṣmākaṃ dāsye dānavapuṅgavāḥ jalandharavacaḥ śrutvā sarve te dānavādhamāḥ

Translation

“而你们——诸达那婆中的魁首——以侍奉为途，将得婆娑婆（因陀罗）之位。”众人听闻阇兰达罗之言，那些卑劣的达那婆尽皆受命。

Word by Word

• vāsavatvam: the state/office of Vāsava (Indra)

• ca: and

• yuṣmākam: of you (for you)

• dāsye: in servitude, in the condition of being a servant

• dānavapuṅgavāḥ: O best of the Dānavas

• jalandharavacaḥ: the words of Jalandhara

• śrutvā: having heard

• sarve: all

• te: those

• dānavādhamāḥ: the lowest/base among the Dānavas

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Jalandhara episode)

Characters & Entities

• Jalandhara
• Vasava (Indra)
• Danavas

FAQs

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

It contrasts worldly rewards like Indrahood (vāsavatva) with the Shaiva aim of turning from such Pāśa-bound ambitions toward Pati, Lord Shiva, whose worship through the Liṅga leads beyond bondage.

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

Indirectly: it shows that positions of cosmic rulership are still within bondage (Pāśa), implying Shiva-tattva as transcendent Pati—beyond hierarchical power gained by service to finite rulers.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is taught in this line; the takeaway for Pāśupata Yoga is vairāgya—renouncing the craving for status and redirecting discipline toward Shiva as the liberating Lord.