Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28
Vighneshvara-Prashna and Deva-Krita Shiva-Stava
Adhyaya 104
अथ शृणु भगवन् स्तवच्छलेन कथितमजेन्द्रमुखैः सुरासुरेशैः /* मखमदनयमाग्निदक्षयज्ञक्षपणविचित्रविचेष्टितं क्षमस्व
atha śṛṇu bhagavan stavacchalena kathitamajendramukhaiḥ surāsureśaiḥ /* makhamadanayamāgnidakṣayajñakṣapaṇavicitraviceṣṭitaṃ kṣamasva
இப்போது, ஓ பகவனே! பிரம்மாவும் தேவர்‑அசுரர் தலைவர்களும் ஸ்தோத்திரத்தின் போர்வையில் கூறியதை கேளும். மகத்தின் அடக்கம், மதனனின் அகந்தைத் தாழ்த்தல், யம‑அக்னியின் கட்டுப்பாடு, தக்ஷ யாகத்தின் வியத்தகு அழிவு—இவ்விசித்திரச் செயல்களை மன்னிப்பாயாக।
Suta Goswami (narrating the internal supplication/praise addressed to Shiva)
FAQs
It frames Shiva as the supreme Pati whose grace, not ritual pride, sanctifies worship—implying that Linga-puja must be grounded in humility and surrender rather than mere sacrificial display.
Shiva-tattva is shown as transcendent and sovereign over cosmic powers (Agni, Yama) and over ritual itself (Makha/Daksha-yajna), revealing that all functions operate by His will and can be restrained by His līlā.
A key Pāśupata orientation is highlighted: kṣamā-prārthanā (seeking forgiveness) and ego-purification—recognizing that attachment to karma-kāṇḍa (ritual merit) can become pāśa unless offered to Shiva with devotion.