Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14
शिवतत्त्ववर्णनम् (Śiva-tattva-varṇana) — “Description/Exposition of the Principle of Śiva”
पूजितो लिंगरूपेण प्रसन्नो विविधं फलम् । दास्यामि सर्वलोकेभ्यो मनोभीष्टान्यनेकशः
pūjito liṃgarūpeṇa prasanno vividhaṃ phalam | dāsyāmi sarvalokebhyo manobhīṣṭānyanekaśaḥ
حين أُعبَدُ في هيئة اللِّينغا، أكونُ راضياً مُتفضِّلاً، فأهبُ ثماراً شتّى؛ وأمنحُ مراراً وتكراراً للكائنات في جميع العوالم ما تشتهيه قلوبُهم من نِعَمٍ وبركاتٍ كثيرة.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: General liṅga-upāsanā teaching: Śiva declares that liṅga-pūjā pleases Him and yields manifold fruits to beings across the worlds; not tied here to a single jyotirliṅga narrative.
Significance: Affirms liṅga as universally accessible locus of Śiva’s grace; supports the pan-Indian practice that any consecrated liṅga can function as a salvific focus when worship is done with bhakti.
FAQs
It teaches that the Liṅga is a compassionate, accessible form of Pati (Shiva) for devotees; sincere worship draws Shiva’s grace, yielding both worldly welfare and spiritual upliftment through devotion and divine favor.
It explicitly affirms Saguna upāsanā: when Shiva is approached through the Liṅga (a worshipful, manifest form), he responds personally as a gracious Lord who grants fruits according to the devotee’s inner intention.
Regular Liṅga-pūjā with devotion—offering water, flowers, and reciting Shiva’s mantras (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—is implied as the practical means to receive Shiva’s grace and desired outcomes.