Shiva Purana — Satarudra Samhita, Shloka 26

Gṛhapati’s Vow: Turning Grief into Mṛtyuñjaya–Mahākāla Sādhana (गृहपतेः प्रतिज्ञा—मृत्युंजय-महाकालजपः)

Devanagari script

आलोक्यालोक्य तल्लिंगं तुतोष हृदये मुहुः । परमानंदकंदाढ्यं स्फुटमेतन्न संशयः

Transliteration

ālokyālokya talliṃgaṃ tutoṣa hṛdaye muhuḥ | paramānaṃdakaṃdāḍhyaṃ sphuṭametanna saṃśayaḥ

Translation

他一次又一次瞻仰那灵伽，心中屡屡充满深沉的满足与欢悦。毫无疑问，这灵伽分明蕴藏着至上安乐的本源。

Word by Word

• ālokya: having seen
• ālokya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-lok (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), from √लोक् with उपसर्ग ā-; indeclinable verbal form

• ālokya: having looked again and again
• ālokya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-lok (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), repetition for emphasis

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; demonstrative used adjectivally

• liṅgam: liṅga (emblem)
• liṅgam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• tutoṣa: was delighted
• tutoṣa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tuṣ (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada

• hṛdaye: in (his) heart
• hṛdaye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• muhuḥ: again and again
• muhuḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muhuḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• parama-ānanda-kanda-āḍhyam: rich in the bulb/source of supreme bliss
• parama-ānanda-kanda-āḍhyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + ānanda (प्रातिपदिक) + kanda (प्रातिपदिक) + āḍhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; compound used adjectivally qualifying liṅgam; āḍhya = 'rich in'

• sphuṭam: clearly
• sphuṭam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sphuṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative/avyayībhāva usage (क्रियाविशेषणवत्), 'clearly'

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse is a generic Liṅga-darśana (beholding the liṅga) passage emphasizing ānanda as Śiva’s svarūpa; no specific Jyotirliṅga origin narrative is invoked here.

Significance: Darśana of the liṅga is presented as immediate inner fulfillment (hṛdaya-tuṣṭi) and taste of paramānanda, aligning with Śaiva Siddhānta’s stress on Śiva’s grace mediated through worship.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Linga

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that sustained darśana and contemplation of the Śiva-Liṅga naturally produces inner contentment, because the Liṅga is presented as the evident seat and source of paramānanda (supreme bliss) granted by Śiva’s grace.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By praising the Liṅga as ‘clearly’ filled with supreme bliss, the verse affirms Saguna worship: the visible Liṅga becomes the accessible support for devotion, through which the devotee’s heart repeatedly tastes Śiva’s presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Repeated Liṅga-darśana with steady attention—paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple upacāras like abhiṣeka—reflects the verse’s emphasis on returning again and again to the Liṅga until the heart rests in joy.