Pārthiva-Śiva-liṅga Saṃkhyā-vidhāna
Enumeration and Procedure of Earthen Liṅga Worship
एकं पापहरं प्रोक्तं द्विलिंगं चार्थसिद्धिदम् । त्रिलिंगं सर्वकामानां कारणं परमीरितम्
ekaṃ pāpaharaṃ proktaṃ dviliṃgaṃ cārthasiddhidam | triliṃgaṃ sarvakāmānāṃ kāraṇaṃ paramīritam
ଏକ ଲିଙ୍ଗ ପାପହର ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଇଛି; ଦ୍ୱିଲିଙ୍ଗ ଅର୍ଥସିଦ୍ଧିଦାୟକ; ତ୍ରିଲିଙ୍ଗ ସର୍ବକାମପୂର୍ତ୍ତିର ପରମ କାରଣ ବୋଲି ଘୋଷିତ।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
The verse teaches graded fruits of Liṅga-pūjā: worship of Shiva in a tangible Saguna form purifies sin (pāpa-kṣaya) and progressively supports the devotee’s aims, culminating in comprehensive fulfillment when worship is intensified with multiple Liṅgas.
It frames the Liṅga as a primary Saguna symbol through which devotion becomes concrete—offering a structured way to approach Shiva’s grace, beginning with purification and extending to the orderly attainment of life’s goals under dharma.
It implies Liṅga-pūjā as a practice: establish and worship one (or more) Liṅgas with offerings, japa (especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and disciplined devotion—commonly intensified on Mahāśivarātri for purification and siddhi.