Shloka 34
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
तल्लिंगपूजया ज्ञानं स्वयमेव प्रवर्द्धते । सुवर्णरजतादौ वा पृथिव्यां स्थिंडिलेपि वा
talliṃgapūjayā jñānaṃ svayameva pravarddhate | suvarṇarajatādau vā pṛthivyāṃ sthiṃḍilepi vā
ఆ శివలింగ పూజచేత జ్ఞానం స్వయంగా వృద్ధి చెందుతుంది. లింగం బంగారం-వెండితో చేసినదైనా, లేదా భూమిపై సరళ స్థండిలరూపంగా ఉన్నదైనా, పూజాఫలం ఆధ్యాత్మికంగా సమానమే.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: General teaching: liṅga-pūjā—regardless of material—nourishes jñāna; emphasizes accessibility of Śiva’s grace beyond elite resources.
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that Liṅga-pūjā is not merely ritualistic; it naturally ripens the devotee’s jñāna (right knowledge) by Śiva’s grace, aligning the soul (paśu) toward liberation under the Lord (Pati).
The Liṅga is a Saguna support for worship that leads inward to the realization of Śiva’s higher truth; the verse emphasizes that the inner devotion matters more than the material—gold, silver, or simple earth can all serve as valid supports.
Perform simple Liṅga worship with sincerity—offering water, bilva leaves, and repeating the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"); even an earthen Liṅga made on clean ground is affirmed as a valid practice, especially for vrata days like Mahāśivarātri.