Shloka 47
Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः
हत्वा दग्ध्वा च भूतानि भुक्त्वा चान्यायतो ऽपि वा यजेद्यदि महादेवम् अपापो नात्र संशयः
hatvā dagdhvā ca bhūtāni bhuktvā cānyāyato 'pi vā yajedyadi mahādevam apāpo nātra saṃśayaḥ
Mesmo que alguém tenha matado seres, queimado-os ou consumido o que foi tomado injustamente, se adorar Mahādeva torna-se livre de pecado—não há dúvida. No Śaiva Siddhānta, quando o paśu se volta ao Pati com devoção sincera, o pāśa do pāpa é cortado pela graça de Śiva.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana teaching to the sages at Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It declares the extraordinary purificatory power of worshiping Mahadeva: even heavy transgressions are dissolved when the devotee takes refuge in Shiva through sincere puja (including Linga-puja).
Shiva is presented as Pati—the liberating Lord whose grace can sever the paśu’s bondage (pāśa) of sin; purification is not merely moral but ontological, rooted in Shiva’s anugraha (grace).
Shiva-yajana (worship/puja) is emphasized—especially refuge-based devotion that aligns with Pashupata orientation: turning the paśu toward Pati so that bondage is weakened and purity restored.