Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 117
अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति
य इदं परमाख्यानं पुण्यं वेदैः समन्वितम् पठित्वा शृणुते चैव सर्वदुःखविनाशनम्
ya idaṃ paramākhyānaṃ puṇyaṃ vedaiḥ samanvitam paṭhitvā śṛṇute caiva sarvaduḥkhavināśanam
Sinumang bumabasa ng kataas-taasang banal na salaysay na ito—mapagpala at kaayon ng mga Veda—at gayundin ay nakikinig dito, ay nagwawasak ng lahat ng dalamhati. Ang śravaṇa (pakikinig) at pāṭha (pagbigkas/pagbasa) ay nagiging paglilinis; sa biyaya ni Pati, si Śiva, lumuluwag ang pāśa (tali ng pagkaalipin) na gumagapos sa paśu (kaluluwang may katawan).
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It functions as a phala-śruti: it declares that recitation and attentive hearing of the Linga Purana’s supreme account—rooted in Vedic spirit—removes suffering, encouraging devotees to engage in Shiva-kathā as an act of worship.
Though not naming Shiva directly, it implies Pati’s grace working through śravaṇa and pāṭha: when the paśu approaches the sacred teaching aligned with the Vedas, the pasha of duḥkha is destroyed, indicating Shiva-tattva as the liberating principle behind the scripture’s efficacy.
Śravaṇa (hearing) and pāṭha (recitation) are highlighted as primary sādhana; in a Shaiva-Pāśupata frame, they purify the mind, weaken karmic bonds, and prepare the aspirant for deeper worship such as linga-pūjā and disciplined yoga.