Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48
लिङ्गपूजनसंक्षेपः
Concise Teaching on Liṅga Worship / Śiva-arcana-vidhi
सोमस्याधस्तथा सूर्यस्तस्याधः पावकस्त्वयम् । धर्मादीनपि तस्याधो भवतः कल्पयेत् क्रमात्
somasyādhastathā sūryastasyādhaḥ pāvakastvayam | dharmādīnapi tasyādho bhavataḥ kalpayet kramāt
Dưới Soma (Mặt Trăng) là Mặt Trời; dưới Mặt Trời là Ngài—Thần Lửa. Và bên dưới nữa, theo thứ tự, người ấy nên an trí Dharma cùng các nguyên lý chủ trì khác, tùy theo vị trí của Ngài.
Brahma (instructing the ordering of creation, narrated within Rudrasaṃhitā’s Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa)
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It presents creation as an ordered hierarchy where cosmic powers (Moon, Sun, Fire) and ethical governance (Dharma and allied principles) are placed in a divinely regulated sequence—implying that right living aligns with the cosmic order ultimately upheld by Shiva.
By describing presiding deities and principles as arranged in a fixed order, the verse supports the Shaiva view that all functional powers operate under the Supreme Lord’s governance; Linga worship centers the devotee in that Supreme, from whom these cosmic offices derive their authority.
A practical takeaway is dhyāna on the ordered cosmos while chanting the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), cultivating inner discipline (dharma) as an offering to Shiva; if one follows Shaiva rites, this may be paired with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and daily Agni/sandhyā remembrance.