Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 40
रुद्र-विष्णोः ऐकत्व-उपदेशः तथा धर्म-आज्ञा
Instruction on Rudra–Viṣṇu Unity and Divine Injunctions
यस्तु लिंगसमीपे तु कार्यं किंचित्करोति च । तस्य पुण्यफलं वक्तुं न शक्नोमि महामुने
yastu liṃgasamīpe tu kāryaṃ kiṃcitkaroti ca | tasya puṇyaphalaṃ vaktuṃ na śaknomi mahāmune
โอ มหามุนี ผู้ใดกระทำกิจแม้เพียงเล็กน้อย ณ ใกล้ศิวลึงค์—ไม่ว่าจะเป็นการปรนนิบัติ การถวายบูชา หรือหน้าที่ธรรม—ผลบุญของเขากว้างใหญ่จนข้าพเจ้าไม่อาจพรรณนาได้ครบถ้วน
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: General Liṅga-sannidhi-māhātmya: even a small act (kiñcit kārya) done near the Liṅga yields immeasurable puṇya—an idiom of boundless grace attached to sacred presence.
Significance: Frames temple service and even minor offerings as spiritually incalculable when performed in Śiva’s immediate presence; encourages seva and pilgrimage worship.
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that even minimal devotion or service performed in the sanctified presence of the Śiva-liṅga yields immeasurable puṇya, emphasizing Śiva’s grace and the potency of sacred proximity (sannidhya).
The liṅga is Saguna Śiva’s accessible, worshipful form; the verse declares that actions done near the liṅga—offering, cleaning, circumambulation, prayer—carry extraordinary spiritual efficacy due to Śiva’s manifest presence.
Perform simple liṅga-sevā: offer water (jala/abhiṣeka), flowers, bilva leaves, lamps, or do pradakṣiṇā and japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a humble, devotional mind.