Shloka 2
Dāruvana-parīkṣā: Śaṅkara’s Test and the Linga’s Ritual-Theological Grounding
लिंगं च पूज्यते लोके तत्त्वया कथितं च यत् । तत्तथैव न चान्यद्वा कारणं विद्यते त्विह
liṃgaṃ ca pūjyate loke tattvayā kathitaṃ ca yat | tattathaiva na cānyadvā kāraṇaṃ vidyate tviha
ఈ లోకంలో లింగం పూజింపబడుతుంది, దాని తత్త్వాన్ని నీవు చెప్పినట్లే అది సత్యం; ఇక్కడ ఆ సత్యం తప్ప మరొక కారణం లేదు।
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Affirms liṅga-pūjā as grounded in tattva (ultimate reality), strengthening niścaya (conviction) and bhakti leading toward Śiva’s anugraha.
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It asserts that Liṅga-pūjā rests on tattva—Shiva as the supreme Pati (Lord) whose presence is approached through a sanctified symbol—so the practice is not arbitrary but grounded in revealed spiritual truth.
It validates worship of Shiva in a visible, saguna-support form (the Liṅga) as a correct expression of the underlying nirguna-tattva—one truth expressed through an accessible ritual focus.
Perform Liṅga-pūjā with tattva-smaraṇa (contemplation of Shiva’s supreme reality), ideally joined with japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to unite outer worship and inner realization.