Shloka 33
ईशानकल्पवृत्तान्तः तथा लैङ्गपुराणस्य संक्षेप-सूची
रजस्वलानां वृत्तिश् च वृत्त्या पुत्रविशिष्टता मैथुनस्य विधिश्चैव प्रतिवर्णमनुक्रमात्
rajasvalānāṃ vṛttiś ca vṛttyā putraviśiṣṭatā maithunasya vidhiścaiva prativarṇamanukramāt
In due sequence, it teaches the conduct to be observed for menstruating women, the distinctions of offspring arising from such conduct, and the proper rule of conjugal union—each according to the respective varṇa. Thus dharma, as a purifying discipline, steadies the bound soul (paśu) by regulating desire, and turns household life toward auspicious order under the Lord (Pati).
Suta Goswami (narrating traditional dharma-vidhi as preserved in the Linga Purana)
FAQs
It frames purity and disciplined household conduct as supportive auxiliaries (aṅgas) to Shiva-puja, ensuring the devotee approaches the Linga with regulated senses and dharmic order.
By implication, Shiva is the Pati who liberates the paśu from pasha: even worldly life is redirected toward auspiciousness when actions like union and observances are governed by dharma in His presence.
A dharma-based discipline of the senses—rules of conduct and conjugal procedure—functioning as preparatory restraint (niyama-like regulation) that supports Shaiva worship and inner purification.