Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 17
लिङ्गपूजनसंक्षेपः
Concise Teaching on Liṅga Worship / Śiva-arcana-vidhi
तीर्थानां स्मरणं कृत्वा ध्यानं चैव हरेरपि । ममापि निर्जराणां वै मुन्यादीनां तथा मुने
tīrthānāṃ smaraṇaṃ kṛtvā dhyānaṃ caiva harerapi | mamāpi nirjarāṇāṃ vai munyādīnāṃ tathā mune
โอ้มุนี ครั้นระลึกถึงบรรดาเทียรถะอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ และเจริญสมาธิภาวนาต่อพระหริแล้ว จงระลึกถึงเราด้วย พร้อมทั้งเหล่าเทวะอมตะและหมู่ฤๅษีเป็นต้น
Lord Shiva (Rudra)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Not a specific Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse frames a general sādhana-sequence: tīrtha-smaraṇa, Hari-dhyāna, then Śiva-smaraṇa along with devas and ṛṣis—an ecumenical purification of intention before worship.
Significance: Establishes inner-pilgrimage (smaraṇa/dhyāna) as a purifier comparable to physical tīrtha-yātrā; prepares the aspirant for Śiva’s grace (anugraha).
FAQs
The verse teaches a harmonizing sādhana: sacred remembrance (tīrtha-smaraṇa) and focused meditation (dhyāna) should culminate in remembrance of Shiva as the supreme Pati, honored by devas and sages—supporting inner purification and liberation.
Remembering Shiva “as well” after tīrtha-smaraṇa and Hari-dhyāna points to Saguna upāsanā: the devotee can center practice on Shiva’s approachable form—classically the Śiva-liṅga—while maintaining reverence for other divine powers within Shiva’s cosmic order.
A simple practice is: mentally recall holy tīrthas, perform dhyāna with one-pointedness, and then explicitly turn the mind to Shiva in devotion—optionally supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” with Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa as aids if one follows Shaiva observance.