Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

कुण्ठितं हि दधीचेन च्यावनेन जगद्गुरो दण्डं शार्ङ्गं तवास्त्रं च लब्धं दैत्यैः प्रसादतः

Transliteration

kuṇṭhitaṃ hi dadhīcena cyāvanena jagadguro daṇḍaṃ śārṅgaṃ tavāstraṃ ca labdhaṃ daityaiḥ prasādataḥ

Translation

噢，世间之师，由昔日所赐之恩，代底耶得到了你的兵器——权杖、娑尔恩伽弓及诸般武具——在达提契与恰瓦那使其钝涩失效之后，仍因恩许而得之。

Word by Word

• कुण्ठितम्: blunted, dulled

• हि: indeed

• दधीचेन: by (sage) Dadhīci

• च्यावनेन: by (sage) Cyāvana

• जगद्गुरो: O teacher of the world

• दण्डम्: staff/rod

• शार्ङ्गम्: the Śārṅga bow

• तव: your

• अस्त्रम्: weapon/arm

• च: and

• लब्धम्: obtained

• दैत्यैः: by the Daityas (demons)

• प्रसादतः: by grace/favor, due to a boon

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; reporting an internal address to the 'World-Teacher')

Characters & Entities

• Dadhichi
• Chyavana
• Daityas
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It underscores that worldly power (weapons, boons) can shift hands, but the devotee’s refuge is the Linga—Pati (Shiva) whose prasāda alone grants protection and liberation beyond such reversible powers.

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

Shiva is implied as Jagad-guru and Pati: even when astras appear decisive, their efficacy is contingent; Shiva-tattva stands as the regulating, grace-bestowing principle that transcends and governs all shakti used by Devas or Daityas.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Pāśupata-oriented takeaway: renounce fixation on external might and siddhis; cultivate reliance on Shiva’s prasāda through Linga-pūjā, mantra, and inner discipline, seeing weapons/powers as subordinate to Pati.