Liṅga–Bera Pūjā: Nitya-Arcana and Upacāras as an Accessible Sādhana (लिङ्गबेरपूजा-विधानम्)
सिद्धिमेति शिवप्रीत्या हित्वापि श्रवणादिकम् । लिंगबेरार्चनामात्रान्मुक्ताः पुर्वे महाजनाः
siddhimeti śivaprītyā hitvāpi śravaṇādikam | liṃgaberārcanāmātrānmuktāḥ purve mahājanāḥ
شیو کی خوشنودی سے انسان سِدھی حاصل کر لیتا ہے، اگرچہ اس نے شروَن وغیرہ اعمال بھی ترک کر دیے ہوں۔ حقیقت یہ ہے کہ قدیم زمانے کے مہاجن صرف لِنگ اور بیرا-مورتی کی ارچنا سے ہی مکتی پا گئے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Teaches that Śiva’s prasāda (grace) can grant siddhi and mokṣa through simple, steady liṅga/bera-arcana, highlighting accessibility for householders.
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
It teaches that moksha ultimately arises from Shiva’s anugraha (grace). Even when auxiliary disciplines like śravaṇa (sacred listening) are absent, sincere devotion expressed through Linga/bera worship can become the channel for Shiva’s liberating favor.
The verse affirms Saguna upāsanā—worship of Shiva through tangible sacred forms like the Linga and consecrated icon—as a direct means to invoke Shiva’s pleasure, which culminates in liberation.
Regular Linga-archana (offerings, mantra-japa such as Om Namaḥ Śivāya, and simple puja/abhisheka) performed with bhakti is implied as a sufficient, grace-centered practice leading toward siddhi and moksha.