Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 17
लिङ्गपूजनसंक्षेपः
Concise Teaching on Liṅga Worship / Śiva-arcana-vidhi
तीर्थानां स्मरणं कृत्वा ध्यानं चैव हरेरपि । ममापि निर्जराणां वै मुन्यादीनां तथा मुने
tīrthānāṃ smaraṇaṃ kṛtvā dhyānaṃ caiva harerapi | mamāpi nirjarāṇāṃ vai munyādīnāṃ tathā mune
اے مُنی، تیर्थوں کا سمرن کر کے اور ہری کا دھیان بھی کر کے، میرا بھی سمرن کرنا—امر دیوتاؤں اور مُنیوں وغیرہ کے ساتھ۔
Lord Shiva (Rudra)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Not a specific Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse frames a general sādhana-sequence: tīrtha-smaraṇa, Hari-dhyāna, then Śiva-smaraṇa along with devas and ṛṣis—an ecumenical purification of intention before worship.
Significance: Establishes inner-pilgrimage (smaraṇa/dhyāna) as a purifier comparable to physical tīrtha-yātrā; prepares the aspirant for Śiva’s grace (anugraha).
FAQs
The verse teaches a harmonizing sādhana: sacred remembrance (tīrtha-smaraṇa) and focused meditation (dhyāna) should culminate in remembrance of Shiva as the supreme Pati, honored by devas and sages—supporting inner purification and liberation.
Remembering Shiva “as well” after tīrtha-smaraṇa and Hari-dhyāna points to Saguna upāsanā: the devotee can center practice on Shiva’s approachable form—classically the Śiva-liṅga—while maintaining reverence for other divine powers within Shiva’s cosmic order.
A simple practice is: mentally recall holy tīrthas, perform dhyāna with one-pointedness, and then explicitly turn the mind to Shiva in devotion—optionally supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” with Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa as aids if one follows Shaiva observance.