Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19
Adhyaya 22 — शिवानुग्रहः, ब्रह्मतपः, एकादशरुद्राः तथा प्राणतत्त्वम्
ततस्तेभ्यो ऽश्रुबिन्दुभ्यो वातपित्तकफात्मकाः महाभागा महासत्त्वाः स्वस्तिकैरप्यलंकृताः
tatastebhyo 'śrubindubhyo vātapittakaphātmakāḥ mahābhāgā mahāsattvāḥ svastikairapyalaṃkṛtāḥ
Pagkatapos, mula sa mga patak ng luha ay sumilang ang mga dakilang nilalang—taglay ang mga katangiang vāta, pitta, at kapha—mapalad at may napakalaking lakas ng diwa, at pinalamutian pa ng mga mapagpalang tanda ng svastika.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages; describing the srishti sequence)
FAQs
It frames creation as emerging from sacred, purifying potency (here symbolized by tear-drops), implying that worship of the Linga honors the very source (Pati) from which embodied life (paśu) and its conditions arise.
By presenting beings as arising from a divine, subtle cause and marked with auspicious signs, the verse points to Shiva-tattva as the transcendent source that can manifest embodied plurality while remaining the auspicious Lord (Pati) beyond bondage (pāśa).
The explicit practice is not a ritual instruction, but the imagery supports Pāśupata-oriented contemplation: observing the body’s doṣas (vāta-pitta-kapha) as part of embodied limitation (pāśa) and turning awareness toward the auspicious source (Pati) symbolized by sacred marks and purity.