Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 99
Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः
देवाश् च सर्वे ते देवं तुष्टुवुः परमेश्वरम् सेन्द्राः ससाध्याः सयमाः सरुद्राः समरुद्गणाः
devāś ca sarve te devaṃ tuṣṭuvuḥ parameśvaram sendrāḥ sasādhyāḥ sayamāḥ sarudrāḥ samarudgaṇāḥ
Pagkaraan, ang lahat ng mga diyos na iyon—kasama si Indra, ang mga Sādhya, ang mga Yama, ang mga Rudra, at ang mga pangkat ng Marut—ay nagpuri kay Parameśvara, ang Kataas-taasang Panginoon, ang Pati na lampas sa lahat at nagbibigay ng biyaya sa mga paśu (mga kaluluwang nakagapos).
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It establishes that even the highest devas approach Parameśvara through stuti (praise), implying that Linga-centered devotion is a primary means to invoke Shiva’s anugraha (grace).
By calling him Parameśvara, it presents Shiva as the supreme Pati—above the cosmic functionaries—who is worthy of universal worship and is the ultimate refuge beyond pāśa (bondage).
Stuti and bhakti as a limb of Shiva-upāsanā: reverent praise that purifies the paśu’s intent and prepares one for deeper Pāśupata-oriented discipline and worship.