Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 41
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
तल्लिंगपूजया नित्यं पौरुषैश्वर्यमाप्नुयात् । महद्भिर्ब्राह्मणैश्चापि राजभिश्च महाधनैः
talliṃgapūjayā nityaṃ pauruṣaiśvaryamāpnuyāt | mahadbhirbrāhmaṇaiścāpi rājabhiśca mahādhanaiḥ
Sa araw-araw na pagsamba sa Liṅgang iyon, nakakamit ng tao ang masiglang lakas at kapangyarihang pansarili at ang kasaganahang panginoon; at iginagalang at tinutulungan din siya ng mga dakilang brāhmaṇa at ng mga haring may malaking yaman.
Suta Goswami (narrating the fruits of Liṅga worship to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: General phalaśruti for nitya-liṅga-pūjā of a pratiṣṭhita pauruṣa-liṅga: it yields pauruṣa-aiśvarya and social honor/support from brāhmaṇas and wealthy kings.
Significance: Highlights dharmic prosperity as a byproduct of disciplined worship; in Siddhānta terms, such aiśvarya is secondary to purification that prepares the paśu for Śiva’s anugraha.
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that steady, daily devotion to the Shiva-Liṅga strengthens inner will and dharmic authority, drawing supportive circumstances and noble associations as a natural fruit of disciplined bhakti.
The Liṅga is Saguna Shiva’s accessible form for worship; regular pūjā aligns the devotee with Shiva’s grace (anugraha), which manifests both as inner potency and as outer honour from righteous leaders and learned brāhmaṇas.
Nitya liṅga-pūjā—daily worship of the Shiva Liṅga—ideally accompanied by simple offerings and remembrance of Shiva (such as japa of the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” where customary).