Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 170

उमामहेश्वरव्रतं—पञ्चाक्षरमन्त्रस्य माहात्म्यं, न्यासः, जपविधिः, सदाचारः, विनियोगः

Devanagari script

तद्वदाचार्यसंगेन तद्धर्मफलभाग्भवेत् यथैव वह्निसंपर्कान् मलं त्यजति काञ्चनम्

Transliteration

tadvadācāryasaṃgena taddharmaphalabhāgbhavet yathaiva vahnisaṃparkān malaṃ tyajati kāñcanam

Translation

Cũng vậy, nhờ gần gũi bậc ācārya chân chính, người ấy được dự phần xứng đáng vào quả báo của Dharma ấy; như vàng nhờ tiếp xúc với lửa mà rũ bỏ mọi cấu uế.

Word by Word

• tadvat: in the same way

• ācārya-saṅgena: by association/company with the spiritual teacher (ācārya)

• tad-dharma: of that Dharma (right conduct/shaiva discipline)

• phala: fruit/result

• bhāk: a sharer/recipient

• bhavet: becomes

• yathā eva: just as indeed

• vahni-saṃparkāt: by contact with fire

• malam: impurity/taint

• tyajati: abandons/casts off

• kāñcanam: gold

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It teaches that Linga-puja bears stable fruit when guided by an ācārya; the devotee becomes fit to receive Dharma’s results because the guru’s company refines conduct and intention, like fire refining gold.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva as Pati is implied as the purifier and bestower of Dharma-phala; the ācārya functions as Shiva’s channel, removing mala (impurity) from the pashu so it can approach Shiva-tattva through right discipline.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ācārya-saṅga—living guidance, initiation-oriented discipline, and correction of practice—central to Shaiva sadhana (including Pashupata-oriented observance) so that puja and yoga become purifying rather than merely external.