Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 61
लिङ्गपूजनसंक्षेपः
Concise Teaching on Liṅga Worship / Śiva-arcana-vidhi
पाठयमानेन मंत्रेण तथा वाङ्मयकेन च । रुद्रेण नीलरुद्रेण सुशुक्लेन सुभेन च
pāṭhayamānena maṃtreṇa tathā vāṅmayakena ca | rudreṇa nīlarudreṇa suśuklena subhena ca
Durch das Rezitieren des Mantras und ebenso durch das heilige Wort (vāṅmaya), durch Rudra—durch Nīlarudra—durch die überaus weiße, reine Gestalt und auch durch die glückverheißende Gestalt wird die Verehrung geheiligt.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Nīlakaṇṭha
Sthala Purana: The verse invokes Rudra in differentiated epithets (Rudra, Nīlarudra, ‘suśukla’, ‘subha’), reflecting multi-aspect divinity rather than a specific Jyotirliṅga legend.
Significance: Contemplation of Rudra’s manifold forms supports bhakti and dhyāna; in Siddhānta, recognizing the Lord’s gracious accessibility through names/forms aids the paśu’s orientation toward Pati.
Type: rudram
FAQs
It emphasizes that Śiva’s grace is accessed through disciplined mantra-recitation and sanctified speech—invoking Rudra’s auspicious forms (like Nīlarudra) to purify and consecrate the practitioner’s inner state.
The verse points to Saguna worship: specific named forms of Rudra (e.g., Nīlarudra, the pure/white and auspicious aspect) are invoked through mantra and vāṅmaya, which in Śaiva practice accompanies Liṅga-pūjā, abhiṣeka, and stotra-recitation.
Regular mantra-japa and reverent recitation (pāṭha) of sacred formulas—performed with purity of speech—especially Rudra-oriented mantras used alongside daily Śiva worship and meditative remembrance of Rudra’s auspicious form.