Shloka 67
Adhyaya 84: शिवव्रतकथनम्
Uma–Maheshvara Vrata, Shula-dana, and Month-wise Ekabhakta Vrata
हेमताम्रादिभिश्चैव प्रतिष्ठाप्य विधानतः देवं च कृत्वा देवेशं सर्वलक्षणसंयुतम्
hematāmrādibhiścaiva pratiṣṭhāpya vidhānataḥ devaṃ ca kṛtvā deveśaṃ sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutam
بعد أن يُنصَّب اللِّينغا على الوجه المشروع وفق الأحكام—من ذهبٍ ونحاسٍ ونحوهما—وبعد أن يُصاغ الإله، ربُّ الآلهة، الموصوف بكل العلامات المباركة، فليُتابَع السجود والعبادة على النهج المقرَّر. وفي هذا الطقس يُستدعى «پَتي» (شيفا) حضورًا كامل الصفات، ليُرخِي «پاشا» (قيد العبودية) عن «پاشو» (النفس).
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja and Linga-pratiṣṭhā instructions to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
FAQs
It emphasizes that Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā must be done strictly by vidhi (scriptural procedure) and with pure, sanctioned materials (gold, copper, etc.), establishing Śiva as Deveśa—so the worship becomes ritually valid and spiritually efficacious.
Śiva is presented as Deveśa, the supreme Pati beyond the gods, ‘endowed with all auspicious marks’—indicating completeness (pūrṇatva) and the capacity to remove bondage (paśa) from the individual soul (paśu).
A core temple/householder practice is highlighted: Liṅga installation and consecration (pratiṣṭhā) according to injunctions—forming the ritual foundation upon which Pāśupata-oriented devotion and inner discipline can bear fruit.