Shloka 66
Liṅga-pratiṣṭhāvidhiḥ — Installation Standards and Auspicious Parameters for Liṅga Worship
एवं ज्ञात्वा नरः कुर्वन्यथोक्तफलभाग्भवेत् । कलौ युगे विशेषेण फलसिद्धिस्तु कर्मणा
evaṃ jñātvā naraḥ kurvanyathoktaphalabhāgbhavet | kalau yuge viśeṣeṇa phalasiddhistu karmaṇā
Knowing thus, a person who performs the practice as prescribed becomes a rightful recipient of the stated fruits. In the Kali Yuga especially, the attainment of results is accomplished through rightly performed action (karman) in accordance with the teaching.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Significance: Emphasizes that in Kali-yuga, phala-siddhi is accessed through correctly performed prescribed practice; this aligns with the Siddhānta stress on kriyā (right action) as a means for mala-kṣaya and readiness for Śiva’s anugraha.
Cosmic Event: Kali-yuga (age-specific soteriological condition)
FAQs
It emphasizes niyama (scriptural discipline): when a seeker understands the teaching and performs Shiva-oriented practice as enjoined, the promised spiritual and worldly fruits arise—especially in Kali Yuga where steady, correct practice is the reliable means.
Linga/Saguna Shiva worship in the Vidyeshvara context is fruit-bearing when done according to vidhi—mantra, offering, purity, and devotion aligned with instruction—so the devotee becomes ‘bhāk’ (a rightful partaker) of the worship’s results.
The verse points to performing the prescribed Shiva-sadhana faithfully—such as mantra-japa (notably Panchakshara), Linga-puja with proper offerings, and disciplined observance—because in Kali Yuga results are said to be achieved through such rightly executed practice.