Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 20
उत्तरदिग्देशस्थ-शिवलीङ्गमाहात्म्य
Māhātmya of Northern-Region Śiva-liṅgas
तदारान्मुक्तिनाथाख्यं शिवलिंगं महाद्भुतम् । दर्शनादर्चनात्तस्य भुक्तिर्मुक्तिश्च लभ्यते
tadārānmuktināthākhyaṃ śivaliṃgaṃ mahādbhutam | darśanādarcanāttasya bhuktirmuktiśca labhyate
Rồi tại đó có Śiva-liṅga vô cùng kỳ diệu mang danh Muktinātha. Chỉ cần chiêm bái và phụng thờ Ngài, người ta đạt được cả bhukti (phúc lạc thế gian) lẫn mukti (giải thoát).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: A nearby (‘tadārāt’) wondrous liṅga named Muktinātha is proclaimed to grant both bhukti and mukti through darśana and arcana—an explicit pairing of worldly fruition and final release, typical of liṅga-māhātmya theology where Śiva’s grace operates at multiple levels of human aspiration.
Significance: Promises a twofold fruit: (1) bhukti—prosperity/fulfillment within dharma; (2) mukti—release from pāśa (bondage). This frames the kṣetra as a bridge from pravṛtti to nivṛtti.
Role: liberating
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It proclaims the Liṅga as a direct locus of Śiva’s grace: through darśana and arcana, the devotee receives both dharmic well-being (bhukti) and final release from bondage (mukti), aligning with Śiva as Pati who frees the paśu from pāśa.
The verse emphasizes Saguna upāsanā through the Śiva-liṅga—approaching the formless (Nirguṇa) Śiva via a sacred emblem accessible to devotion, pilgrimage, and temple worship.
Perform Liṅga-darśana and simple arcana—offering water, bilva leaves, and reciting Śiva mantras such as the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—as a focused bhakti practice aimed at both inner purification and liberation.