Shloka 41
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
तल्लिंगपूजया नित्यं पौरुषैश्वर्यमाप्नुयात् । महद्भिर्ब्राह्मणैश्चापि राजभिश्च महाधनैः
talliṃgapūjayā nityaṃ pauruṣaiśvaryamāpnuyāt | mahadbhirbrāhmaṇaiścāpi rājabhiśca mahādhanaiḥ
Dengan menyembah Liṅga itu setiap hari, seseorang memperoleh kekuatan peribadi yang teguh serta kemakmuran dan kewibawaan sebagai tuan; malah dihormati dan disokong oleh para brāhmaṇa terkemuka serta raja-raja yang berharta besar.
Suta Goswami (narrating the fruits of Liṅga worship to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: General phalaśruti for nitya-liṅga-pūjā of a pratiṣṭhita pauruṣa-liṅga: it yields pauruṣa-aiśvarya and social honor/support from brāhmaṇas and wealthy kings.
Significance: Highlights dharmic prosperity as a byproduct of disciplined worship; in Siddhānta terms, such aiśvarya is secondary to purification that prepares the paśu for Śiva’s anugraha.
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that steady, daily devotion to the Shiva-Liṅga strengthens inner will and dharmic authority, drawing supportive circumstances and noble associations as a natural fruit of disciplined bhakti.
The Liṅga is Saguna Shiva’s accessible form for worship; regular pūjā aligns the devotee with Shiva’s grace (anugraha), which manifests both as inner potency and as outer honour from righteous leaders and learned brāhmaṇas.
Nitya liṅga-pūjā—daily worship of the Shiva Liṅga—ideally accompanied by simple offerings and remembrance of Shiva (such as japa of the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” where customary).