Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 3
मृत्युञ्जय-विद्या-प्रादुर्भावः
The Manifestation/Transmission of the Mṛtyuñjaya Vidyā
स्थापयामास तत्रैव लिंगं शंभोः परात्मनः । कूपं चकार सद्रम्यं वेदव्यास तदग्रतः
sthāpayāmāsa tatraiva liṃgaṃ śaṃbhoḥ parātmanaḥ | kūpaṃ cakāra sadramyaṃ vedavyāsa tadagrataḥ
Di tempat itu juga ia menegakkan Liṅga Śambhu, Sang Paramātman. Dan di hadapannya, wahai Vedavyāsa, ia membangun sebuah sumur yang indah dan penuh keberkahan.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: The devotee establishes a Śambhu-liṅga in Kāśī and constructs an auspicious well before it—linking liṅga-pratiṣṭhā with tīrtha-creation (water as ritual enabler), a common kṣetra-māhātmya motif where human agency prepares the site for Śiva’s bestowal of grace.
Significance: Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā and provision of water for abhiṣeka are meritorious acts supporting communal worship; in Siddhānta terms, such kriyā is a bhakti-sādhana that disposes the paśu toward Śiva’s anugraha.
FAQs
The verse emphasizes that the Liṅga is not merely a symbol but the presence of Śambhu as Parātman; establishing the Liṅga signifies grounding worship in the Supreme Lord, making the place a living center of grace and liberation-oriented devotion.
It presents Saguna worship (the installed Liṅga for devotion and ritual) as a doorway to realizing Shiva’s higher truth as Parātman—showing that form-based worship, when done with right understanding, leads toward the formless, transcendent reality.
The creation of a well before the Liṅga points to regular jalābhiṣeka (water offerings) and purification rites; practically, it suggests steady daily worship with water, mantra-japa (especially Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and a disciplined devotional routine.