Shloka 52

आचार्य-धर्मलक्षण-श्रद्धाभक्तिप्राधान्यं तथा लिङ्गे ध्यान-पूजाविधानसंकेतः

Adhyaya 10

Devanagari script

पूज्यो लिङ्गे न संदेहः सर्वदा श्रद्धया द्विजैः श्रद्धा धर्मः परः सूक्ष्मः श्रद्धा ज्ञानं हुतं तपः

Transliteration

pūjyo liṅge na saṃdehaḥ sarvadā śraddhayā dvijaiḥ śraddhā dharmaḥ paraḥ sūkṣmaḥ śraddhā jñānaṃ hutaṃ tapaḥ

Translation

സംശയമില്ല: ലിംഗം എപ്പോഴും പൂജ്യമാണ്; ദ്വിജർ ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ നിത്യവും പൂജിക്കണം. ശ്രദ്ധ തന്നെയാണ് പരമ സൂക്ഷ്മധർമ്മം; ശ്രദ്ധ തന്നെയാണ് ജ്ഞാനം, ഹോമാർപ്പണം, തപസ്സും.

Word by Word

• pūjyaḥ: worthy of worship

• liṅge: in/with regard to the Liṅga

• na: not

• saṃdehaḥ: doubt

• sarvadā: always

• śraddhayā: with śraddhā/faithful reverence

• dvijaiḥ: by the twice-born (initiated)

• śraddhā: śraddhā (trustful devotion)

• dharmaḥ: dharma/righteousness

• paraḥ: supreme

• sūkṣmaḥ: subtle

• jñānam: knowledge

• hutam: oblation/offering (in sacrifice)

• tapaḥ: austerity/discipline

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It establishes Liṅga-pūjā as unquestionably authoritative and teaches that the efficacy of worship is rooted in śraddhā—without it, ritual becomes hollow; with it, worship becomes dharma itself.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By affirming the Liṅga as always worship-worthy, it points to Shiva as Pati—the ever-present, subtle supreme reality—approached through inner śraddhā that matures into jñāna (right knowing).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Liṅga-pūjā is highlighted, and the yogic principle is that śraddhā is the inner tapas and yajña—an inward discipline that purifies the paśu (soul) from pāśa (bondage) toward Shiva.