Pārthiva-Śiva-liṅga Saṃkhyā-vidhāna
Enumeration and Procedure of Earthen Liṅga Worship
अर्चा पार्थिवलिंगानां कोटियज्ञफलप्रदा । भुक्तिदा मुक्तिदा नित्यं ततः कामर्थिनां नृणाम्
arcā pārthivaliṃgānāṃ koṭiyajñaphalapradā | bhuktidā muktidā nityaṃ tataḥ kāmarthināṃ nṛṇām
Sự thờ phụng các Liṅga Pārthiva (Liṅga bằng đất) ban cho quả phúc của hàng triệu tế lễ. Nó luôn trao cả hưởng thụ thế gian lẫn giải thoát; vì thế, đối với người cầu mong sở nguyện, pháp này hằng lợi lạc.
Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching on Śiva-worship to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
It declares that sincere arcā of a clay Śiva-liṅga concentrates the merit of vast Vedic sacrifices into a direct act of Śiva-bhakti, culminating not only in dharmic prosperity (bhukti) but also in liberation (mukti) through Śiva’s grace.
The Liṅga is the accessible Saguna focus for devotion and ritual; by worshipping the Liṅga, the devotee approaches the transcendent Śiva (beyond form) through a sanctified form, making the highest aim—moksha—reachable within household practice.
It points to Pārthiva Liṅga arcā: fashioning a small clay Liṅga, performing pūjā with water, bilva leaves, and mantra-japa (commonly the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), seeking both right living and final release.