Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 47
बन्धमोक्षवर्णनम्
Bondage and Liberation: The Prakṛti–Karma Wheel and Śiva as the Transcendent Cause
सुस्त्रीधनादिविषयं प्राकृतं प्राहुरास्तिकाः । प्रथमं चरलिंगेषु रसलिंगं प्रकथ्यते
sustrīdhanādiviṣayaṃ prākṛtaṃ prāhurāstikāḥ | prathamaṃ caraliṃgeṣu rasaliṃgaṃ prakathyate
Ipinahayag ng mga gurong nananalig sa Diyos na ang saklaw na “prākṛta” (makamundo at nakagapos sa pandama) ay tumutukoy sa mga bagay gaya ng babae at yaman. Sa mga nalilipat na liṅga (cara-liṅga), unang inilalarawan ang “rasa-liṅga,” ang liṅgang kaugnay ng lasa at pagkalugod ng pandama.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
FAQs
It identifies prākṛta (material) fixation—especially on wealth and sensual attraction—as a form of bondage (pāśa) that diverts the soul from Śiva-realization; the teaching implicitly urges vairāgya and purification for true liṅga-bhakti.
By classifying a ‘rasa-liṅga’ within movable liṅgas, the text distinguishes lower, desire-tinted approaches from purer modes of worship, guiding the devotee toward sattvic, Śiva-centered saguna worship that leads beyond prākṛta craving.
The implied practice is restraint and purification before liṅga-pūjā—approaching Śiva with detachment from sense-objects, and focusing the mind through mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) rather than through sensual ‘rasa’.