Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39
रुद्र-विष्णोः ऐकत्व-उपदेशः तथा धर्म-आज्ञा
Instruction on Rudra–Viṣṇu Unity and Divine Injunctions
यस्तु लैंगं पठेन्नित्यमाख्यानं लिंगसन्निधौ । षण्मासाच्छिवरूपो वै नात्र कार्या विचारणा
yastu laiṃgaṃ paṭhennityamākhyānaṃ liṃgasannidhau | ṣaṇmāsācchivarūpo vai nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
وأمّا من يداوم على تلاوة الحكاية المقدّسة عن اللِّينغا في حضرة اللِّينغا نفسها، فإنه خلال ستة أشهر يصير حقًّا على طبيعة شيفا؛ ولا حاجة هنا إلى شكٍّ أو مزيد نظر.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: General Liṅga-māhātmya: recitation of Liṅga-related ākhyāna in the Liṅga’s presence yields rapid transformation into Śiva-nature (śivarūpatā).
Significance: Emphasizes śravaṇa/pāṭha as a direct upāya: proximity (sannidhi) + daily recitation = accelerated purification and grace.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that steady devotion expressed through daily recitation of the Liṅga’s sacred narrative—performed in the sanctifying presence of the Liṅga—purifies the soul and matures it toward śiva-tattva (Śiva-like consciousness), culminating in a transformation described as becoming “of Śiva’s nature.”
The verse places the practice specifically “in the presence of the Liṅga,” affirming the Liṅga as the accessible Saguna focus through which the devotee’s mind, speech, and devotion become concentrated on Pati (Śiva), enabling inner assimilation of Śiva’s qualities.
Daily pāṭha (recitation) of the Liṅga-related ākhyāna while seated near the Shiva Liṅga—ideally alongside simple upacāras like offering water, bilva leaves, and repeating “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—is the implied practice.