Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 47
स्कन्दसरः (Skandasara) — तीर्थवर्णनम् / Description of the Skandasara Sacred Lake
परं फलं समुद्दिश्य तत्प्राप्नोति न संशयः । पुरातनाश्च राजानो विप्रा वैश्याश्च सत्तमाः
paraṃ phalaṃ samuddiśya tatprāpnoti na saṃśayaḥ | purātanāśca rājāno viprā vaiśyāśca sattamāḥ
உயர்ந்த பரம பலனை நோக்கி யார் சாதனை செய்கிறாரோ, அவர் சந்தேகமின்றி அதே பலனை அடைகிறார். பழங்காலத்தில் அரசர்கள், பிராமணர்கள், நற்குணமுடைய வைசியர்களும் அவ்வாறே செய்தனர்.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Significance: Affirms universality across varṇa/āśrama roles (kings, vipras, vaiśyas) in pursuing the ‘supreme fruit’ via Śiva Purāṇa hearing—supporting broad-based Śaiva devotional culture and patronage of temples/recitations.
FAQs
It teaches that when the seeker fixes intention on the highest goal—union with and grace of Pati (Shiva)—the promised spiritual fruit is certainly attained; unwavering aim and faith remove doubt and lead toward liberation.
Linga-worship is a concrete Saguna support for focusing the mind on the supreme fruit; by directing devotion and resolve to Shiva through the Linga, the practitioner becomes eligible for Shiva’s grace, which culminates in the highest attainment.
The verse emphasizes saṅkalpa (clear spiritual resolve): worship Shiva with steady intention—such as daily Linga-pūjā with Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—keeping the supreme fruit (moksha through Shiva’s grace) as the aim.