Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
सूर्यरश्मिस्वरूपकथनम्
Surya-Rashmi Svarupa Kathana
भवत्यस्माज्जगत्कृत्स्नं सदेवासुरमानुषम् रुद्रेन्द्रोपेन्द्रचन्द्राणां विप्रेन्द्राग्निदिवौकसाम्
bhavatyasmājjagatkṛtsnaṃ sadevāsuramānuṣam rudrendropendracandrāṇāṃ viprendrāgnidivaukasām
From Him alone arises this entire universe—together with the Devas, Asuras, and human beings—along with Rudra, Indra, Upendra (Viṣṇu), and the Moon; and also the lordly sages, the Fire-god Agni, and the dwellers of heaven. Thus the Pati (Śiva) stands as the originating ground of all beings, while the paśus (souls) appear within His manifested order.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It establishes Śiva (the Linga’s reality) as the primal cause from whom even the highest cosmic powers arise, making Linga-pūjā worship of the ultimate Pati rather than a mere deity among others.
Śiva-tattva is presented as the originating ground of all orders of beings—celestial, demonic, and human—showing His supremacy as Pati, while all embodied beings function as paśus within His manifested universe.
The verse supports a Pāśupata perspective: contemplation (dhyāna) on Śiva as the universal cause, which becomes the inner basis for Linga-pūjā and for loosening pāśa (bondage) through right knowledge of Pati.