Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 23
परस्य दुर्निर्णयः—षट्कुलीयमुनिविवादः तथा ब्रह्मदर्शनार्थं मेरुप्रयाणम् | The Dispute of the Six-Lineage Sages on the Supreme and Their Journey to Brahmā at Meru
सूत उवाच । एवं ब्रह्मा महाभागैर्महर्षिभिरभिष्टुतः । प्राह गंभीरया वाचा मुनीन् प्रह्लादयन्निव
sūta uvāca | evaṃ brahmā mahābhāgairmaharṣibhirabhiṣṭutaḥ | prāha gaṃbhīrayā vācā munīn prahlādayanniva
苏多曰：如是，梵天为诸位福德具足的大圣仙所赞颂；遂以深沉洪亮之声对诸牟尼开示，宛若使其欢喜而得安慰。
Suta Goswami
FAQs
It highlights the guru-like authority of Brahmā within the Purāṇic dialogue: when the sages offer reverent praise, sacred teaching flows—meant to steady and uplift seekers on the Shaiva path toward clarity and liberation.
Though the verse does not name the Liṅga directly, it sets the narrative stage for Shaiva instruction: the sages’ devotion and Brahmā’s solemn reply typically introduce teachings where Saguna worship (forms, rites, praise) becomes a doorway to realizing Shiva’s highest truth.
The implied practice is śravaṇa (reverent listening) and stuti (praise) before instruction—approaching Shaiva teachings with humility, then contemplating them steadily like mantra-japa, even if no specific bhasma/rudrākṣa rite is stated in this line.