Shloka 1

Shivamurti–Pratishtha Phala: Shivalaya-Nirmana, Kshetra-Mahatmya, Tirtha-Snana, and Mandala-Vidhi

Devanagari script

इति श्रीलिङ्गमहापुराणे पूर्वभागे शिवमूर्तिप्रतिष्ठाफलकथनं नाम षट्सप्ततितमो ऽध्यायः ऋषय ऊचुः लिङ्गप्रतिष्ठापुण्यं च लिङ्गस्थापनमेव च लिङ्गानां चैव भेदाश् च श्रुतं तव मुखादिह

Transliteration

iti śrīliṅgamahāpurāṇe pūrvabhāge śivamūrtipratiṣṭhāphalakathanaṃ nāma ṣaṭsaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ ṛṣaya ūcuḥ liṅgapratiṣṭhāpuṇyaṃ ca liṅgasthāpanameva ca liṅgānāṃ caiva bhedāś ca śrutaṃ tava mukhādiha

Translation

قال الحكماء: «هنا، ومن فمك أنت، سمعنا عن ثواب تكريس شيفا-لينغا (Śiva‑Liṅga)، وعن فعل إقامة اللينغا، وكذلك عن أصناف اللينغا المتعددة»۔

Word by Word

• इति: thus

• श्रीलिङ्गमहापुराणे: in the auspicious Liṅga Mahāpurāṇa

• पूर्वभागे: in the former section (Pūrvabhāga)

• शिवमूर्ति-प्रतिष्ठा-फल-कथनम्: the narration of the fruits of installing (consecrating) Śiva’s forms

• नाम: named

• षट्सप्ततितमः अध्यायः: the seventy-seventh chapter

• ऋषयः ऊचुः: the sages said

• लिङ्ग-प्रतिष्ठा-पुण्यम्: the merit of Liṅga consecration

• च: and

• लिङ्ग-स्थापनम् एव: the establishing of the Liṅga itself

• च: and

• लिङ्गानाम्: of Liṅgas

• च एव: also indeed

• भेदाः: types/divisions

• च: and

• श्रुतम्: heard

• तव मुखात्: from your mouth

• इह: here (in this context/assembly).

Speaker

Ṛṣis (Sages) at Naimiṣāraṇya, addressing Sūta Gosvāmin

Characters & Entities

• Sages
• Suta Goswami
• Shiva
• Linga

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames the chapter’s focus: the sages confirm they have received authoritative teaching on Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā (consecration), Liṅga-sthāpana (installation), and the recognized types of Liṅgas—establishing ritual worship as a merit-bearing Shaiva dharma.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By centering the Liṅga as the object of consecration and worship, the verse points to Śiva as Pati (the Lord) who is approached through a sanctified emblem; the teaching context implies that right knowledge and right rite orient the pashu (bound soul) toward Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritualistically, it highlights Liṅga-sthāpana and Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā as core Śaiva practices. Yogically, it implies disciplined devotion (bhakti with vidhi) that supports purification from pāśa (bondage), consistent with Pāśupata-oriented Shaiva sādhanā.