Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
ग्रहाद्यधिपत्याभिषेकः
Cosmic Consecrations of Lords of Planets and Domains
अभ्यषिञ्चत्सुधर्माणं तथा शङ्खपदं दिशाम् केतुमन्तं क्रमेणैव हेमरोमाणमेव च
abhyaṣiñcatsudharmāṇaṃ tathā śaṅkhapadaṃ diśām ketumantaṃ krameṇaiva hemaromāṇameva ca
Pagkaraan, ayon sa wastong ritwal ay pinahiran at itinalaga Niya si Sudharmā, at gayundin si Śaṅkhapada, bilang mga tagapagbantay ng mga dako; sa tamang pagkakasunod ay itinalaga rin Niya sina Ketumān at Hemaromā. Sa ganitong paraan, si Pati—ang Panginoon—ay nagtatatag ng pamamahalang kosmiko, itinatali ang mga daigdig sa dharma upang ang mga paśu, ang mga kaluluwang may katawan, ay sumunod sa itinakdang landas tungo sa kalayaan.
Suta Goswami
FAQs
It shows Shiva’s role as Pati who establishes dharmic order in the cosmos; Linga worship aligns the devotee with this divine order, reducing pāśa (bondage) and steadying the paśu (soul) toward liberation.
Shiva-tattva appears as the supreme governor who consecrates and empowers cosmic functions—an expression of Lordship (aiśvarya) that sustains creation while remaining the transcendent Pati beyond it.
The act of abhiṣeka (ritual consecration/anointing) is implied; as a Shaiva practice it symbolizes invoking Shiva’s śakti to establish stability, protection, and dharma in one’s inner and outer directions.