Shloka 28
महाबलमाहात्म्यवर्णनम् (Mahābala Māhātmya-varṇanam) — “Account of the Greatness of Mahābala (and Western Sacred Liṅgas)”
महाबलप्रभावात्तु तच्च लिंगं शिवस्य तु । सम्पूज्यैकाथ चाण्डाली शिवलोकं गता द्रुतम्
mahābalaprabhāvāttu tacca liṃgaṃ śivasya tu | sampūjyaikātha cāṇḍālī śivalokaṃ gatā drutam
Sa makapangyarihang bisa at pagbabagong dulot ng mismong Liṅga ni Panginoong Śiva, ang Caṇḍālī, matapos itong sambahin nang ganap, ay mabilis na nakaabot sa Śivaloka.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadashiva
Sthala Purana: A paradigmatic liṅga-māhātmya: the liṅga’s ‘mahābala-prabhāva’ grants Śivaloka even to a Caṇḍālī who performs sincere worship—illustrating Śiva’s grace overriding social stigma.
Significance: Promises swift salvific fruit (Śivaloka-prāpti) through liṅga-pūjā with sincerity; underscores anugraha as the decisive factor.
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva’s grace, accessed through sincere Liṅga-pūjā, transcends social identity and purifies the soul, granting the highest destiny—attainment of Śivaloka.
The Liṅga is a saguna support for devotion through which the devotee approaches the nirguna-tattva of Śiva; this verse highlights that complete worship of the Liṅga becomes a direct means to Śiva’s abode.
Perform simple, wholehearted Liṅga-pūjā—offering water and flowers with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—with single-pointed devotion.