Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 140
Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः
अहो विधेर्बलं चेति मुनयः कश्यपादयः दृष्ट्वापि देवदेवेशं देवानां चासुरद्विषाम्
aho vidherbalaṃ ceti munayaḥ kaśyapādayaḥ dṛṣṭvāpi devadeveśaṃ devānāṃ cāsuradviṣām
Sumigaw ang mga muni, pangunahin si Kaśyapa: “Ah! Ganyan kalakas ang puwersa ng Vidhi (tadhana)!”—kahit nakita na nila ang Devadeveśa, ang Panginoon ng mga diyos, kanlungan ng mga Deva at kaaway ng mga Asura.
Suta Goswami (narrating the sages’ reaction within the Linga Purana narrative)
FAQs
It frames Śiva (Devadeveśa) as the supreme Pati, yet notes that beings still perceive events through Vidhi; Linga-worship is thus taught as turning the pashu from fate-bound outlook toward refuge in Pati.
Śiva is named Devadeveśa—Lord over the devas—implying transcendent sovereignty; the sages’ amazement highlights that limited intellect (pashu) may still interpret circumstances as “destiny,” while Śiva remains the ultimate ground beyond bondage (pāśa).
No specific rite is stated; the takeaway aligns with Pāśupata orientation: cultivate śaraṇāgati (refuge) in Pati through Linga-upāsanā rather than fatalism, loosening pāśa (bondage) in the pashu.