Shloka 51
यंयं काममपेक्ष्यैव तल्लिंगं भजते तु यः । तंतं काममवाप्नोति लभेन्मोक्षं परत्र च
yaṃyaṃ kāmamapekṣyaiva talliṃgaṃ bhajate tu yaḥ | taṃtaṃ kāmamavāpnoti labhenmokṣaṃ paratra ca
Whoever worships that Liṅga with a particular wish in mind attains that very desired object; and in the hereafter, he also gains liberation.
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya, inferred for Kotirudra Samhita discourse style)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahākāla
Jyotirlinga: Mahākāleśvara
Sthala Purana: The Mahākāla-jyotirliṅga is presented as a wish-fulfilling and mokṣa-bestowing arcā of Śiva: worship with specific intent yields that fruit, yet culminates in liberation by Śiva’s grace.
Significance: Grants both bhoga (desired ends) and apavarga (mokṣa), illustrating the Purāṇic promise that devotion to the Jyotirliṅga ripens into liberation.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse teaches that devotion to Śiva’s Liṅga can yield both worldly results (kāma-siddhi) and the highest end—mokṣa—showing Śiva as both the giver of boons and the liberator (Pati) who releases the bound soul (paśu) from bondage (pāśa).
The Liṅga is a saguna support for devotion through which the devotee approaches the transcendent Śiva. Worship offered with a focused intention bears fruit, yet the same worship—when ripened by grace and purity—leads beyond desire to liberation.
Perform Liṅga-pūjā with steady bhakti and clear sankalpa, ideally with mantra-japa (e.g., the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), along with traditional Shaiva observances such as bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa, directing the mind toward Śiva as both boon-giver and liberator.