Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82
वंशानुवर्णनम् — सात्वतवंशः, स्यमन्तक-प्रसङ्गः, कृष्णावतारः, शिवप्रसादः (पाशुपतयोगः)
स्वोपभोग्यानि कन्यानां षोडशातुलविक्रमः शताधिकानि जग्राह सहस्राणि महाबलः
svopabhogyāni kanyānāṃ ṣoḍaśātulavikramaḥ śatādhikāni jagrāha sahasrāṇi mahābalaḥ
That mighty one, of incomparable prowess from the age of sixteen, took for his own enjoyment many thousands of maidens—indeed, more than a hundred thousand—thus displaying the force of pāśa (bondage) born of unrestrained desire, which only the grace of Pati, Śiva, can finally cut.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
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It functions as a cautionary narrative: unchecked sense-enjoyment becomes pasha (bondage). Linga worship, grounded in restraint and devotion to Pati (Śiva), is presented as the purifying counter-force that redirects the pashu (individual soul) toward liberation.
By implication, it contrasts worldly power with spiritual sovereignty: even immense strength can be ruled by desire, whereas Śiva as Pati is the lord of bonds and their release—only His anugraha (grace) can finally sever pasha and restore the pashu to its true orientation.
A direct ritual is not named; the takeaway aligns with Pāśupata discipline—indriya-nigraha (sense-restraint), vairāgya (dispassion), and Śiva-bhakti centered on the Linga as the support for transforming kama-driven conduct into sādhanā.