Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
Upamanyu’s Tapas, Shiva’s Indra-Form Test, and the Bestowal of Kshiroda and Gaṇapatya
तदेव लभ्यं नान्यत्तु विष्णुमुद्यम्य वा प्रभुम् निशम्य वचनं मातुर् उपमन्युर्महाद्युतिः
tadeva labhyaṃ nānyattu viṣṇumudyamya vā prabhum niśamya vacanaṃ mātur upamanyurmahādyutiḥ
“એ જ પ્રાપ્ત કરવાનું છે; બીજું કંઈ નહીં.” એવો નિશ્ચય કરીને પ્રભુ વિષ્ણુને લક્ષ્ય કરી પ્રયત્ન કરતાં, માતાના વચન સાંભળી મહાદ્યુતિ ઉપમન્યુએ પરમ તરફ ઉદ્યમ કર્યો।
Suta Goswami (narrating the Upamanyu episode within the Linga Purana’s Shaiva framework)
FAQs
It establishes ekānta-niścaya—exclusive seeking of the highest goal—as the inner prerequisite for Linga-upāsanā, where the pashu (soul) turns away from secondary aims and seeks the Supreme.
Though Vishnu is named, the Linga Purana’s Shaiva theology frames the “Prabhu” as the supreme Pati-tattva—lordship beyond all pasha (bondage)—toward whom the seeker’s entire effort must be directed.
The practice highlighted is the yogic foundation of sadhana: firm resolve and one-pointed striving (udyama with niścaya), which in Pashupata-oriented devotion precedes mantra, vrata, and puja.