Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18
लिङ्गपूजनसंक्षेपः
Concise Teaching on Liṅga Worship / Śiva-arcana-vidhi
ततः स्तोत्रं शुभं नाम गृह्णीयाद्विधिपूर्वकम् । ततोत्थाय मलोत्सर्गं दक्षिणस्यां चरेद्दिशि
tataḥ stotraṃ śubhaṃ nāma gṛhṇīyādvidhipūrvakam | tatotthāya malotsargaṃ dakṣiṇasyāṃ careddiśi
त्यानंतर विधिपूर्वक ‘शुभ’ नावाचे स्तोत्र ग्रहण करावे। मग उठून मलोत्सर्गासाठी दक्षिण दिशेकडे जावे।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: General nitya-kriyā instruction: after preliminary acts, one undertakes stotra per vidhi; then attends to bodily śauca by going south for malotsarga—part of ritual discipline preceding worship.
Significance: Emphasizes śauca (purity) as a prerequisite for fruitful stotra/japa; bodily order supports mental steadiness for devotion.
Type: stotra
FAQs
It links devotion (taking up an auspicious stotra with proper observance) with discipline and purity, showing that orderly conduct supports focused Shiva-bhakti and steadiness of mind.
Linga-worship commonly begins with regulated preparation; this verse highlights that hymn-recitation and basic ritual cleanliness are part of approaching Saguna Shiva with reverence and attentiveness.
Recite an auspicious Shiva-stotra according to vidhi, and maintain bodily cleanliness (including prescribed direction for evacuation) before commencing worship, japa, or puja.