Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 17
क्रौञ्चशरणागमनम् तथा बाणासुरवधः
Krauñca Seeks Refuge; Slaying of Bāṇāsura
सर्वेषां शिवलिंगानां महिमाभूत्तदाद्भुतः । सर्वकामप्रदश्चापि मुक्तिदो भक्तिकारिणाम्
sarveṣāṃ śivaliṃgānāṃ mahimābhūttadādbhutaḥ | sarvakāmapradaścāpi muktido bhaktikāriṇām
ସେହି ସମୟରେ ସମସ୍ତ ଶିବଲିଙ୍ଗଙ୍କର ମହିମା ଅତ୍ୟଦ୍ଭୁତ ହେଲା। ସେମାନେ ସମସ୍ତ ଶୁଭ କାମନା ପୂରଣ କରନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ଭକ୍ତିବାନଙ୍କୁ ମୋକ୍ଷ ଦିଅନ୍ତି।
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: A general mahātmyā statement: the collective glory of Śiva-liṅgas is ‘adbhuta’—granting sarva-kāma (legitimate fulfillments) and, for bhaktas, mokṣa; it frames liṅga as a universal conduit of Śiva’s grace.
Significance: Promises both bhukti (desired attainments) and mukti (liberation), with a clear hierarchy: devotion is the qualifying disposition for mokṣa—echoing Siddhānta’s emphasis on Śiva’s anugraha overcoming pāśa.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It declares the Śiva-liṅga as a powerful, grace-filled focus of worship: it fulfills righteous aims in life and, more importantly, leads the devotee toward mokṣa through bhakti—consistent with the Shaiva view that devotion to Pati (Śiva) removes bondage.
The liṅga is presented as Saguna-Śiva’s accessible form for daily pūjā—an embodied support for meditation and surrender—through which Śiva’s transcendent (nirguṇa) liberating grace is realized.
Regular liṅga-pūjā with water/abhiṣeka, repetition of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and a bhakti-centered intention (seeking purification and liberation beyond mere worldly gain).