Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 19
लिङ्गपूजनसंक्षेपः
Concise Teaching on Liṅga Worship / Śiva-arcana-vidhi
एकान्ते तु विधिं कुर्यान्मलोत्सर्गस्स यच्छ्रुतम् । तदेव कथयाम्यद्य शृण्वाधाय मनो मुने
ekānte tu vidhiṃ kuryānmalotsargassa yacchrutam | tadeva kathayāmyadya śṛṇvādhāya mano mune
Di tempat sunyi, hendaknya menjalankan tata-cara pembuangan kotoran sebagaimana diajarkan dalam tradisi suci. Aturan itulah yang kujelaskan hari ini—wahai resi, dengarkan dengan batin teguh.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Instructional frame: the rule for malotsarga should be done in seclusion as received by śruti/smṛti tradition; Sūta promises to explain the inherited procedure—purity as a gateway to worship.
Significance: Highlights humility before tradition (śruta) and the necessity of privacy and propriety—supporting inner purity and readiness for darśana/pujā.
FAQs
It establishes śauca (purity) as a prerequisite for Shaiva upāsanā: by regulating bodily functions in a proper, secluded manner, the sādhaka steadies the mind and becomes fit for mantra, dhyāna, and worship of Pati (Shiva).
Linga-pūjā emphasizes disciplined preparation—cleanliness, restraint, and focused attention—so the devotee approaches Saguna Shiva with reverence and mental steadiness, rather than distraction or impurity.
A practical preparatory discipline: attend to bodily purification privately and according to rule, then fix the mind (manoniveśa) before beginning Shiva worship, japa (including Om Namaḥ Śivāya), or meditation.