Shloka 36
Pārthiva-Śiva-liṅga Saṃkhyā-vidhāna
Enumeration and Procedure of Earthen Liṅga Worship
हरिब्रह्मादयो देवा मुनयो यक्षराक्षसाः । गंधर्वाश्चरणास्सिद्धा दैतेया दानवास्तथा
haribrahmādayo devā munayo yakṣarākṣasāḥ | gaṃdharvāścaraṇāssiddhā daiteyā dānavāstathā
Vishnu, Brahmā, and the other gods; the sages; the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas; the Gandharvas; the Cāraṇas; the Siddhas; and likewise the Daityas and Dānavas—all of these orders of beings.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Cataloguing devas, munis, yakṣas, rākṣasas etc. functions as a universalizing frame: all orders of beings fall under Śiva’s lordship and are drawn into liṅga-centered worship.
Significance: Affirms that liṅga devotion is not sectarian but cosmically inclusive—relevant to all beings within Śiva’s governance.
FAQs
It emphasizes Shiva’s universal lordship: every class of being—divine, human-sage, and even demonic—falls within the scope of the sacred order and can be drawn toward reverence of Pati (Shiva).
By listing all cosmic communities, the text frames Linga/Saguna-Shiva worship as a universally accessible path, not restricted to a single realm or species of beings.
The implied takeaway is inclusive Shiva-bhakti—steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and reverent worship of Shiva (often through the Linga) as a practice open to all.