Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 50

लिङ्ग-बेर-प्रतिष्ठाविधिः / The Procedure for Installing the Liṅga and the Bera

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Devanagari script

अयने चोत्तरे प्राप्ते शुक्लपक्शे शुभे दिने । देवीं कृत्वा शुभे देशे तत्राब्जं पूर्ववल्लिखेत्

Transliteration

ayane cottare prāpte śuklapakśe śubhe dine | devīṃ kṛtvā śubhe deśe tatrābjaṃ pūrvavallikhet

Translation

عند حلول المسار الشمالي المبارك (أوتّارايانا)، في النصف المضيء من الشهر وفي يومٍ ميمون، تُنصَبُ الإلهةُ في موضعٍ مقدّس؛ وهناك يُرسَمُ مخطّطُ اللوتس كما سَبَقَ بيانه.

Word by Word

• अयने: in the solstice/ayana
• अयने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — locative singular

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय — conjunction

• उत्तरे: northern (uttarāyaṇa)
• उत्तरे: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — agreeing with अयने

• प्राप्ते: having arrived/when it has come
• प्राप्ते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative absolute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — ‘when attained/arrived’ (locative absolute sense with अयने)

• शुक्लपक्षे: in the bright fortnight
• शुक्लपक्षे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल + पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (कर्मधारय/विशेषणपूर्वपद-तत्पुरुष), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — locative singular

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — agreeing with दिने

• दिने: on a day
• दिने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — locative singular

• देवीं: the Goddess
• देवीं: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular

• कृत्वा: having made/after making
• कृत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/क्त्वा-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive) — ‘having done/made’

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — agreeing with देशे

• देशे: in a place
• देशे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — locative singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय — adverb of place

• अब्जम्: a lotus
• अब्जम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अब्ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — accusative singular

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/रीतिवाचक अव्यय — adverb ‘as before’

• लिखेत्: should draw
• लिखेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिख् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative/विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — ‘should draw/write’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Specifies auspicious cosmic timing (uttarāyaṇa, śukla-pakṣa) for ritual success—aligning human rite with cosmic order to invite stable divine presence.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Uttarāyaṇa (sun’s northward course) as an auspicious cosmological marker for consecration.

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that Shaiva worship is strengthened when devotion is aligned with auspicious time (uttarāyaṇa, śukla-pakṣa), pure place, and correct ritual form—preparing the mind for grace (anugraha) through disciplined reverence.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By prescribing the installation of Devī and a lotus diagram, the verse supports saguna upāsanā—structured worship using forms and symbols—often understood in Shaiva contexts as harmonizing Śiva-Śakti, which culminates in steadfast devotion to Śiva’s presence (such as the Liṅga).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Choose an auspicious period (uttarāyaṇa, bright fortnight), establish Devī in a clean sacred space, and draw a lotus (abja) diagram/yantra as previously taught—using it as the focused seat for worship and meditation.