Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48
लिङ्गपूजनसंक्षेपः
Concise Teaching on Liṅga Worship / Śiva-arcana-vidhi
सोमस्याधस्तथा सूर्यस्तस्याधः पावकस्त्वयम् । धर्मादीनपि तस्याधो भवतः कल्पयेत् क्रमात्
somasyādhastathā sūryastasyādhaḥ pāvakastvayam | dharmādīnapi tasyādho bhavataḥ kalpayet kramāt
تحت سوما (القمر) تكون الشمس؛ وتحت الشمس تكون أنتَ—النار. وتحت ذلك، على الترتيب اللائق، ينبغي أن يُرتَّب دارما وسائر المبادئ الحاكمة، بحسب مقامك.
Brahma (instructing the ordering of creation, narrated within Rudrasaṃhitā’s Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa)
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It presents creation as an ordered hierarchy where cosmic powers (Moon, Sun, Fire) and ethical governance (Dharma and allied principles) are placed in a divinely regulated sequence—implying that right living aligns with the cosmic order ultimately upheld by Shiva.
By describing presiding deities and principles as arranged in a fixed order, the verse supports the Shaiva view that all functional powers operate under the Supreme Lord’s governance; Linga worship centers the devotee in that Supreme, from whom these cosmic offices derive their authority.
A practical takeaway is dhyāna on the ordered cosmos while chanting the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), cultivating inner discipline (dharma) as an offering to Shiva; if one follows Shaiva rites, this may be paired with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and daily Agni/sandhyā remembrance.