अध्याय ७९
श्लोक 1
इति श्रीलिङ्गमहापुराणे पूर्वभागे भक्तिमहिमवर्णनं नामाष्टसप्ततितमो ऽध्यायः कथं पूज्यो महादेवो मर्त्यैर्मन्दैर्महामते कल्पायुषैर् अल्पवीर्यैर् अल्पसत्त्वैः प्रजापतिः
iti śrīliṅgamahāpurāṇe pūrvabhāge bhaktimahimavarṇanaṃ nāmāṣṭasaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ kathaṃ pūjyo mahādevo martyairmandairmahāmate kalpāyuṣair alpavīryair alpasattvaiḥ prajāpatiḥ
हिन्दी अर्थ
उत्तराषाढिका चैव श्रवणं च श्रविष्ठिका। शतभिषक्मूर्वभद्रा च तथा प्रोष्ठपदा तथा
English
O sages of great intellect, how should the great lord, the lord of subjects be worshipped by tardy and dull-witted men who are short-lived, whose strength is trifling and whose virility is insignificant. Even after worshipping lord Siva by means of penance for thousands of years, Devas do not see him. How then do they worship the lord?