Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 189

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

अयाचत महादेवं ब्रह्माणं मुनिभिः समम् मया प्रोक्तं स्तवं दिव्यं पद्मयोने सुशोभनम्

Transliteration

ayācata mahādevaṃ brahmāṇaṃ munibhiḥ samam mayā proktaṃ stavaṃ divyaṃ padmayone suśobhanam

Translation

梵天与诸牟尼同声祈请大天（Mahādeva）；而对你，噢莲华所生者（Padmayoni），我已宣说此光辉神圣之赞颂，辞采庄严，赞德殊胜。

Word by Word

• अयाचत: implored, beseeched

• महादेवं: Mahādeva (Śiva, the Pati—Lord)

• ब्रह्माणं: Brahmā

• मुनिभिः: with sages

• समम्: together, in unison

• मया: by me

• प्रोक्तं: spoken, taught

• स्तवं: hymn of praise (stotra)

• दिव्यं: divine, luminous

• पद्मयोने: O Lotus-born (epithet of Brahmā)

• सुशोभनम्: very beautiful, splendid

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrator, reporting the episode and addressing Brahma as Padmayoni within the narration)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Sages (Munis)

FAQs

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

It frames stotra (divine praise) and humble supplication as a primary approach to Mahādeva—supporting Linga worship as devotion rooted in surrender to Pati, not mere external rite.

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

By showing Brahmā and the sages imploring Mahādeva, it implies Shiva’s supremacy as Pati—the Lord to whom even cosmic authorities turn for grace and resolution of bondage (pāśa).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Stotra-japa and śaraṇāgati (surrender) are highlighted—key inner limbs aligned with Pāśupata orientation, where devotion and praise purify the paśu (soul) toward liberation.