Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 20
Kumārasya Krāuñcaparvatagamanam
Kumāra’s Departure to Mount Krāuñca
तल्लिंगं यः समीक्षेत स सर्वैः किल्बिषैरपि । मुच्यते नात्र सन्देहः सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात्
talliṃgaṃ yaḥ samīkṣeta sa sarvaiḥ kilbiṣairapi | mucyate nātra sandehaḥ sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt
そのシヴァ・リンガを拝する者は、あらゆる罪からさえ解き放たれる—疑いはない—そして望む目的をことごとく得る。シヴァ・シッダーンタの見地では、このダルシャナはパシュ（束縛された魂）を清め、パティたるシヴァへと向ける。主はブクティ（世間的成就）とムクティ（解脱）への道を授け給う。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Jyotirlinga: Mallikārjuna
Sthala Purana: The Mallikārjuna Jyotirliṅga is praised as sin-destroying by mere darśana, emphasizing Śiva’s accessibility and salvific grace at Śrīśaila.
Significance: Darśana is said to remove pāpa/impurities and grant desired ends; in Siddhānta terms, it weakens pāśa (bondage) and turns the paśu toward Pati through anugraha.
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse teaches the purifying power of Śiva-liṅga darśana: sincere beholding of the Liṅga dissolves karmic impurity (kilbiṣa) and aligns the bound soul (paśu) toward Śiva (Pati), making the heart fit for grace and liberation.
It affirms Saguna worship through the Liṅga as a direct means of receiving Śiva’s grace. The Liṅga is the accessible form through which devotees perform darśana and devotion, leading to both worldly fulfilment and the higher aim of moksha.
Practice reverent Liṅga-darśana with bhakti—visit a Jyotirlinga or a consecrated Śiva shrine, offer water and bilva leaves, and inwardly remember Śiva with the pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while taking darśana.