Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 19
सेवातत्त्वप्रश्नः — The Question of Whom to Serve (Sevā) for the Removal of Suffering
तल्लिङ्गमर्चयेन्नित्यं येन केनापि हेतुना । तस्मात् ब्रह्मन्सुरः शर्वः सर्वकामफलेप्सया
talliṅgamarcayennityaṃ yena kenāpi hetunā | tasmāt brahmansuraḥ śarvaḥ sarvakāmaphalepsayā
ดังนั้น โอพราหมณ์ ไม่ว่าเหตุใดก็ตาม พึงบูชาลึงค์นั้นทุกวัน; เพราะศรวะ (พระศิวะ) ผู้ประทานผลแห่งความปรารถนาทั้งปวง ย่อมเข้าถึงได้ด้วยการบูชานี้।
Suta Goswami (narrating the Rudrasaṃhitā teaching to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: General liṅga-upāsanā instruction: nitya-arcana ‘for any reason’ indicates Śiva’s readiness to respond to diverse motivations, gradually elevating the devotee from kāmya to niṣkāmya devotion.
Significance: Promises sarva-kāma-phala in the proximate sense, while implicitly orienting the seeker toward higher Śiva-bhakti culminating in grace.
Mantra: नमः शिवाय
Type: panchakshara
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches that daily worship of the Shiva Liṅga is universally auspicious—whatever one’s motive, turning toward Pati (Śiva) steadily purifies the soul and leads from desired fruits toward higher grace and liberation.
The Liṅga is the accessible saguna form through which devotees approach the transcendent Lord; the verse emphasizes consistent archana as a direct means to connect with Śiva as giver of all results and ultimate refuge.
Perform nitya Liṅga-arcana—offer water, bilva leaves, and simple upachāras while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating steady devotion regardless of one’s immediate intention.