Shloka 44
Pārthiva-Śiva-liṅga Saṃkhyā-vidhāna
Enumeration and Procedure of Earthen Liṅga Worship
यो वैदिकमनादृत्य कर्म स्मार्तमथापि वा । अन्यत्समाचरेन्मर्त्यो न संकल्पफलं लभेत्
yo vaidikamanādṛtya karma smārtamathāpi vā | anyatsamācarenmartyo na saṃkalpaphalaṃ labhet
El mortal que, despreciando los deberes védicos —e incluso los ritos smārta—, emprende otras prácticas, no obtiene el fruto que pretendía, el resultado de su saṅkalpa (resolución votiva).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: This verse is a general śāstra-nīti statement: abandoning Vaidika/Smārta injunctions and adopting unauthorized rites severs the karmic/ritual linkage by which saṅkalpa bears fruit; hence no specific Jyotirliṅga-sthala is implied.
Significance: Affirms that pilgrimage/vrata/pujā must be aligned with śāstric vidhi for intended phala; otherwise the saṅkalpa is ineffective.
FAQs
It teaches that spiritual effort must be rooted in śāstra (Veda and Smṛti). In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, discipline aligned with rightful injunctions purifies the paśu (bound soul) and makes worship effective; whimsical or non-authoritative practice fails to yield the intended fruit.
Linga-worship and Saguna Shiva-upāsanā bear fruit when performed with proper vidhi—right saṅkalpa, mantra, and observances as taught by Vedic/Smārta tradition. Disregarding those foundations weakens the ritual’s efficacy and the devotee’s inner alignment.
Follow a scripture-based saṅkalpa and vidhi for Shiva worship—such as Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with purity rules, and traditional observances like bhasma/tripundra and vrata performed according to authorized guidance.