Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
Adhyaya 45: Rudra as Sarvatma—Seven Lokas, Seven Talas, and the Cosmic Body of Shiva
अनन्तेन च संयुक्तं मुचुकुन्देन धीमता नृपेण बलिना चैव पातालस्वर्गवासिना
anantena ca saṃyuktaṃ mucukundena dhīmatā nṛpeṇa balinā caiva pātālasvargavāsinā
આ અનંત સાથે સંયુક્ત હતું અને ધીમાન રાજા મુચુકુન્દ સાથે પણ—તે બલવાન નૃપ સાથે, જે પાતાળમાં પણ અને સ્વર્ગમાં પણ નિવાસ કરતો હતો।
Suta Goswami
FAQs
It links eminent dharmic figures (Ananta and King Mucukunda) to the Shaiva narrative, implying that Linga-dharma is upheld and transmitted through powerful protectors and devoted lineages.
By placing the narrative across Pātāla and Svarga, it gestures to Shiva as Pati who pervades all realms; devotion and dharma aligned to him are not limited by loka or station.
No specific rite is named; the takeaway is the Shaiva ideal of disciplined, wise rulership supporting worship and dharma—an enabling condition for Pashupata-oriented practice and Linga-sthāpana.