Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 82
लिङ्गपूजनसंक्षेपः
Concise Teaching on Liṅga Worship / Śiva-arcana-vidhi
वाग्मी स जायते तस्य मनोभी ष्टफलं ध्रुवम् । रोगं दुःखं च शोकं च ह्युद्वेगं कृत्रिमं तथा
vāgmī sa jāyate tasya manobhī ṣṭaphalaṃ dhruvam | rogaṃ duḥkhaṃ ca śokaṃ ca hyudvegaṃ kṛtrimaṃ tathā
Ein solcher Mensch wird beredt, und die vom Geist ersehnte Frucht gelangt gewiss zu ihm. Doch begegnet er auch Krankheit, Leid, Kummer und Beklemmung sowie einer künstlich (gemacht) hervorgerufenen Unruhe des Geistes.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It highlights that worldly capacities like eloquence and fulfilled desires can arise through karma, yet they may still be accompanied by afflictions—showing the need to seek Shiva (Pati) for liberation beyond mixed karmic fruits.
It implies that external success is not the final refuge; devotion to Saguna Shiva through Linga worship steadies the mind and redirects desire toward Shiva, reducing the bondage of fluctuating karmic outcomes.
Japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with mindful restraint of speech, along with simple Shiva-upāsanā (e.g., Tripuṇḍra/bhasma and daily Linga worship), is a practical remedy for anxiety and grief.