Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 40
रुद्र-विष्णोः ऐकत्व-उपदेशः तथा धर्म-आज्ञा
Instruction on Rudra–Viṣṇu Unity and Divine Injunctions
यस्तु लिंगसमीपे तु कार्यं किंचित्करोति च । तस्य पुण्यफलं वक्तुं न शक्नोमि महामुने
yastu liṃgasamīpe tu kāryaṃ kiṃcitkaroti ca | tasya puṇyaphalaṃ vaktuṃ na śaknomi mahāmune
اے مہامُنی! جو کوئی شِو-لِنگ کے قریب ذرا سا بھی عمل—سیوا، ارپن یا دھرم کرم—کرتا ہے، اس کے پُنّیہ پھل کو میں پوری طرح بیان نہیں کر سکتا۔
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: General Liṅga-sannidhi-māhātmya: even a small act (kiñcit kārya) done near the Liṅga yields immeasurable puṇya—an idiom of boundless grace attached to sacred presence.
Significance: Frames temple service and even minor offerings as spiritually incalculable when performed in Śiva’s immediate presence; encourages seva and pilgrimage worship.
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that even minimal devotion or service performed in the sanctified presence of the Śiva-liṅga yields immeasurable puṇya, emphasizing Śiva’s grace and the potency of sacred proximity (sannidhya).
The liṅga is Saguna Śiva’s accessible, worshipful form; the verse declares that actions done near the liṅga—offering, cleaning, circumambulation, prayer—carry extraordinary spiritual efficacy due to Śiva’s manifest presence.
Perform simple liṅga-sevā: offer water (jala/abhiṣeka), flowers, bilva leaves, lamps, or do pradakṣiṇā and japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a humble, devotional mind.