Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 13
लिङ्गपूजनसंक्षेपः
Concise Teaching on Liṅga Worship / Śiva-arcana-vidhi
सम्पूजिते शिवे देवे सर्वदुःखं विलीयते । संपद्यते सुखं सर्वं पश्चान्मुक्तिरवाप्यते
sampūjite śive deve sarvaduḥkhaṃ vilīyate | saṃpadyate sukhaṃ sarvaṃ paścānmuktiravāpyate
Lorsque le Seigneur Śiva, le Seigneur divin, est honoré par un culte accompli selon la règle, toute souffrance se dissout. Toute félicité est obtenue, puis vient la délivrance (mokṣa).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Frames Śiva as both immediate remover of duḥkha (worldly upaśamana) and final giver of mokṣa (anugraha), a standard pilgrimage-and-worship promise.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that sincere Śiva-pūjā dissolves duḥkha (bondage-born sorrow) and culminates in mokṣa, presenting Śiva as Pati—the liberating Lord who grants both worldly well-being and final freedom.
The verse praises worship of Śiva as the approachable, worship-worthy Lord (saguṇa upāsya). In Shiva Purana practice, this is commonly performed through Śiva-liṅga pūjā—offering water, bilva leaves, mantra-japa, and devotion—through which grace descends and bondage weakens.
It implies regular Śiva-pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), along with traditional aids like vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa, done with steadiness and devotion for relief from suffering and progress toward liberation.