Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63
मुनिमोहशमनम्
Pāśupata-yoga, Siddhis, Puruṣa-darśana, Saṃsāra, and Prāṇa-Rudra Pañcāhutī
न ह्येनं प्रस्थितं कश्चिद् गच्छन्तम् अनुगच्छति यदनेन कृतं कर्म तदेनमनुगच्छति
na hyenaṃ prasthitaṃ kaścid gacchantam anugacchati yadanena kṛtaṃ karma tadenamanugacchati
Kapag ang tao’y pumanaw at naglakbay mula sa mundong ito, walang sinumang susunod sa kanya habang siya’y umaalis; tanging ang karmang siya mismo ang gumawa ang sumusunod sa kanya.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It teaches that worldly relations cannot accompany the departing pashu; therefore Linga-puja, done with right intent, is a deliberate shaping of karma and a turn toward Pati (Shiva) as the only true refuge beyond death.
By stressing karma as the sole follower, it implies the pashu’s bondage (pasha) is self-carried; Shiva-tattva as Pati is the liberating principle who, through grace and right discipline, enables transcendence of karmic continuity.
The takeaway supports Pashupata discipline: purifying intention, performing Shiva-archana and japa, and living dharmically so that karma becomes a means of purification rather than bondage.