Shloka 41
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
तल्लिंगपूजया नित्यं पौरुषैश्वर्यमाप्नुयात् । महद्भिर्ब्राह्मणैश्चापि राजभिश्च महाधनैः
talliṃgapūjayā nityaṃ pauruṣaiśvaryamāpnuyāt | mahadbhirbrāhmaṇaiścāpi rājabhiśca mahādhanaiḥ
وبعبادة ذلك اللِّينغا كلَّ يوم ينال المرء قوّةً شخصيةً فتّيةً وازدهارًا وسيادةً، ويُكرَّم ويُعان أيضًا من قِبَل براهمةٍ عظام ومن ملوكٍ ذوي ثراءٍ عظيم.
Suta Goswami (narrating the fruits of Liṅga worship to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: General phalaśruti for nitya-liṅga-pūjā of a pratiṣṭhita pauruṣa-liṅga: it yields pauruṣa-aiśvarya and social honor/support from brāhmaṇas and wealthy kings.
Significance: Highlights dharmic prosperity as a byproduct of disciplined worship; in Siddhānta terms, such aiśvarya is secondary to purification that prepares the paśu for Śiva’s anugraha.
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that steady, daily devotion to the Shiva-Liṅga strengthens inner will and dharmic authority, drawing supportive circumstances and noble associations as a natural fruit of disciplined bhakti.
The Liṅga is Saguna Shiva’s accessible form for worship; regular pūjā aligns the devotee with Shiva’s grace (anugraha), which manifests both as inner potency and as outer honour from righteous leaders and learned brāhmaṇas.
Nitya liṅga-pūjā—daily worship of the Shiva Liṅga—ideally accompanied by simple offerings and remembrance of Shiva (such as japa of the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” where customary).