Shloka 5

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

तान् समीक्ष्याथ भगवान् देवदेवेश्वरो हरिः प्रणिपत्य स्थितान्देवान् इदं वचनमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

tān samīkṣyātha bhagavān devadeveśvaro hariḥ praṇipatya sthitāndevān idaṃ vacanamabravīt

Translation

圣尊诃利——诸天之主——见到他们后，先向在场站立的众天神俯首致敬，随后对他们说道如下之言。

Word by Word

• तान् (tān): them

• समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya): having observed/seen

• अथ (atha): then

• भगवान् (bhagavān): the Blessed Lord

• देवदेवेश्वरः (devadeveśvaraḥ): Lord of the lords of the gods

• हरिः (hariḥ): Hari (Vishnu)

• प्रणिपत्य (praṇipatya): having bowed/prostrated

• स्थितान् (sthitān): standing/assembled

• देवान् (devān): the gods

• इदं (idaṃ): this

• वचनम् (vacanam): speech/statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt): said/spoke

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the scene; the next speech is by Hari/Vishnu)

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Devas

FAQs

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

It establishes the mood of reverence and surrender—an essential prerequisite for Linga-puja—showing that even divine rulers approach sacred counsel with pranipata (humble bowing), which mirrors the devotee’s approach to the Linga as Pati (the Lord).

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

Though Hari is named here, the Linga Purana’s Shaiva framing uses such scenes to highlight that true authority culminates in devotion and alignment with Pati-tattva (the Supreme Lord), a theological setup that often leads into affirmations of Shiva’s supremacy or Shiva–Vishnu non-duality.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Praṇipāta (bowing/prostration) is emphasized—an outer act that corresponds to inner submission in Pashupata discipline, loosening pasha (bondage) through humility and receptivity to divine instruction.