Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 3
मृत्युञ्जय-विद्या-प्रादुर्भावः
The Manifestation/Transmission of the Mṛtyuñjaya Vidyā
स्थापयामास तत्रैव लिंगं शंभोः परात्मनः । कूपं चकार सद्रम्यं वेदव्यास तदग्रतः
sthāpayāmāsa tatraiva liṃgaṃ śaṃbhoḥ parātmanaḥ | kūpaṃ cakāra sadramyaṃ vedavyāsa tadagrataḥ
Allí mismo instaló el Liṅga de Śambhu, el Ser Supremo. Y delante de él, oh Vedavyāsa, mandó construir un pozo hermoso y auspicioso.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: The devotee establishes a Śambhu-liṅga in Kāśī and constructs an auspicious well before it—linking liṅga-pratiṣṭhā with tīrtha-creation (water as ritual enabler), a common kṣetra-māhātmya motif where human agency prepares the site for Śiva’s bestowal of grace.
Significance: Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā and provision of water for abhiṣeka are meritorious acts supporting communal worship; in Siddhānta terms, such kriyā is a bhakti-sādhana that disposes the paśu toward Śiva’s anugraha.
FAQs
The verse emphasizes that the Liṅga is not merely a symbol but the presence of Śambhu as Parātman; establishing the Liṅga signifies grounding worship in the Supreme Lord, making the place a living center of grace and liberation-oriented devotion.
It presents Saguna worship (the installed Liṅga for devotion and ritual) as a doorway to realizing Shiva’s higher truth as Parātman—showing that form-based worship, when done with right understanding, leads toward the formless, transcendent reality.
The creation of a well before the Liṅga points to regular jalābhiṣeka (water offerings) and purification rites; practically, it suggests steady daily worship with water, mantra-japa (especially Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and a disciplined devotional routine.