यस्तत्पूजयते भक्त्या लिंगं पापप्रणाशनम् । महापापौघयुक्तोऽपि स गच्छेत्परमां गतिम्
yastatpūjayate bhaktyā liṃgaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam | mahāpāpaughayukto'pi sa gacchetparamāṃ gatim
جو کوئی عقیدت کے ساتھ اُس گناہ نِیست کرنے والے لِنگ کی پوجا کرتا ہے، وہ اگرچہ بڑے بڑے گناہوں کے سیلاب سے بھی بوجھل ہو، تب بھی اعلیٰ ترین حالت کو پا لیتا ہے۔
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Uṣeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: A penitent devotee, burdened by dark ‘pāpa’ imagery, approaches the Uṣeśvara liṅga with folded hands; as offerings are made, the darkness dissolves into light, symbolizing pāpa-pranāśa and ascent toward ‘paramā gati.’
Devotional worship of the sacred Liṅga has the power to cleanse even severe sin and lead the devotee to the highest spiritual attainment.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, in the context of the Uṣeśvara Māhātmya within the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya.
Liṅga-pūjā performed with bhakti (devotion), emphasizing heartfelt worship rather than a complex procedure.