Shloka 75
आज्ञातं विस्मृतं तावन्निष्पन्नो मे मनोरथः । सिद्धैः संपूजितं लिंगं धर्म्मकामार्थमोक्षदम्
ājñātaṃ vismṛtaṃ tāvanniṣpanno me manorathaḥ | siddhaiḥ saṃpūjitaṃ liṃgaṃ dharmmakāmārthamokṣadam
So long as it remained unknown and forgotten, my cherished aim was unfulfilled. But this Liṅga—worshipped even by the Siddhas—bestows dharma, kāma, artha, and mokṣa.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma Samhita account to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: The narrative culminates in recognition of a particular liṅga as siddha-sevita (worshipped by Siddhas) and as puruṣārtha-prada (giver of dharma, artha, kāma, mokṣa). The ‘unknown/forgotten’ motif suggests a rediscovered kṣetra or liṅga whose glory had lapsed from common memory until revealed through contemplation and grace.
Significance: Promises full puruṣārtha attainment through liṅga-bhakti; especially highlights mokṣa as the crowning fruit, aligning with Siddhānta’s emphasis on Śiva’s anugraha as decisive for liberation.
Role: liberating
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
The verse teaches that recognizing and remembering the Śiva-liṅga is itself transformative: once the sacred focus of worship is known and reclaimed, one’s deepest spiritual purpose becomes fulfilled, culminating in mokṣa under Śiva’s grace (Pati) rather than mere worldly success.
It presents the liṅga as Saguna Śiva’s accessible, worship-worthy form—honored even by Siddhas—through which devotees receive the complete spectrum of fruits, from worldly order (dharma/artha/kāma) to liberation (mokṣa), indicating the liṅga as a direct means to communion with Śiva.
Regular liṅga-pūjā with remembrance (smaraṇa) is implied: approach the liṅga with devotion, offer water and bilva, and sustain Śiva-nāma japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as the inner worship that leads toward mokṣa.