Shloka 1

विष्णुचक्रलाभो नाम (अर्धनारीश्वर-तत्त्वं, सती-पार्वती-सम्भवः, दक्षयज्ञविनाशः)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीलिङ्गमहापुराणे पूर्वभागे सहस्रनामभिः पूजनाद् विष्णुचक्रलाभो नामाष्टनवतितमो ऽध्यायः ऋषय ऊचुः संभवः सूचितो देव्यास् त्वया सूत महामते सविस्तरं वदस्वाद्य सतीत्वे च यथातथम्

Transliteration

iti śrīliṅgamahāpurāṇe pūrvabhāge sahasranāmabhiḥ pūjanād viṣṇucakralābho nāmāṣṭanavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ ṛṣaya ūcuḥ saṃbhavaḥ sūcito devyās tvayā sūta mahāmate savistaraṃ vadasvādya satītve ca yathātatham

Translation

如是，在尊贵的《灵伽大往世书》前分（Pūrva-bhāga）中，开启第九十九章，名为《以千名礼拜而得毗湿奴之轮（cakra）》。诸仙人说道：“噢，苏多，慧心之士，你已提示女神的显现；今请依真实情状为我等详说其经过，并如实阐明她的satītva——无瑕的贞信与忠贞。”

Word by Word

• iti: thus

• śrī-liṅga-mahāpurāṇe: in the auspicious Liṅga Mahāpurāṇa

• pūrva-bhāge: in the first section (Pūrva-bhāga)

• sahasra-nāmabhiḥ: by (means of) a thousand names

• pūjanāt: from worship

• viṣṇu-cakra-lābhaḥ: the obtaining of Viṣṇu’s discus

• nāma: named/called

• aṣṭa-navati-tamaḥ: ninety-ninth

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter

• ṛṣayaḥ ūcuḥ: the sages said

• saṃbhavaḥ: arising/manifestation (birth/origin)

• sūcitaḥ: indicated/briefly mentioned

• devyāḥ: of the Goddess

• tvayā: by you

• sūta: O Sūta

• mahāmate: O great-minded one

• savistaram: in detail

• vadasva: speak/tell

• adya: now

• satītve: regarding satītva (chastity/fidelity, steadfastness in dharma)

• ca: and

• yathā-tatham: exactly as it happened/in accordance with the truth.

Speaker

Sages (Rishis) of Naimisharanya

Characters & Entities

• Suta
• Devi (Goddess/Shakti)
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It frames the chapter’s theme: spiritual attainment through nāma-japa and pūjā (worship by sacred names), a core method in Liṅga-oriented devotion that purifies the pashu (individual soul) and turns it toward Pati (Śiva).

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

Indirectly, it points to Śiva-tattva as the supreme bestower of siddhi and protection: the chapter title signals that even Viṣṇu’s divine weapon is obtained through devotional worship—implying the supremacy of grace (anugraha) and the efficacy of Śiva-centered nāma-upāsanā.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Sahasranāma-pūjā (worship through a thousand names) is highlighted as a disciplined devotional practice—combining mantra, remembrance, and ritual offering—functioning as a bhakti-sādhana aligned with Shaiva modes of upāsanā.