Shloka 58
Shivamurti–Pratishtha Phala: Shivalaya-Nirmana, Kshetra-Mahatmya, Tirtha-Snana, and Mandala-Vidhi
शिवसायुज्यमाप्नोति नात्र कार्या विचारणा पुराथ सूकरः कश्चित् श्वानं दृष्ट्वा भयात्पथि
śivasāyujyamāpnoti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā purātha sūkaraḥ kaścit śvānaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhayātpathi
He attains sāyujya with Śiva—intimate union; there is no need for doubt. For in ancient times, a certain boar, seeing a dog upon the road, was driven by fear into Śiva-ward remembrance, and thereby gained the highest fruit.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana teaching to the sages at Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It emphasizes that even a single Shiva-oriented turning of consciousness can bear the fruit of Śiva-sāyujya, underscoring the Linga Purana theme that Shiva’s grace (anugraha) in Linga-bhakti surpasses ordinary calculations of merit.
Shiva is implied as Pati—the liberating Lord—whose anugraha can cut pasha (bondage) for the pashu (individual soul) even when the soul’s movement toward Him is minimal, accidental, or born from distress.
The verse highlights smaraṇa (remembrance) and one-pointed turning toward Shiva as a decisive liberating factor—aligned with Shaiva praxis where inner orientation (bhāva) and Shiva-grace complete what formal practice may lack.