Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 60
लिङ्ग-बेर-प्रतिष्ठाविधिः / The Procedure for Installing the Liṅga and the Bera
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स्वयमुद्भूतलिंगे च दिव्ये चार्षे तथैव च । अपीठे पीठमावेश्य कृत्वा संप्रोक्षणं विधिम्
svayamudbhūtaliṃge ca divye cārṣe tathaiva ca | apīṭhe pīṭhamāveśya kṛtvā saṃprokṣaṇaṃ vidhim
في شأن اللِّينغا المتجلّي بذاته (svayambhūta)، وكذلك اللِّينغا الإلهي أو الذي أقامه الرِّشي (Ṛṣi)، إن لم يكن له مِقعدٌ (pīṭha) فليُثبَّت المقعد أولًا، ثم تُؤدَّى على الوجه المقرر شعيرةُ الرشّ التكريسي (saṁprokṣaṇa).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: General jyotirliṅga logic overlaps with svayambhū-liṅga category: self-manifest emblems are treated as intrinsically potent; ritual focuses on support (pīṭha) and saṃprokṣaṇa rather than ‘creating’ sanctity.
Significance: Teaches correct restoration protocol for ancient/self-manifest shrines—preserving continuity of worship while respecting the icon’s inherent sanctity.
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that devotion must be joined with right order (vidhi): honoring the manifested presence of Pati (Shiva) through a properly prepared seat (pīṭha) and sanctification (saṁprokṣaṇa) so the worshipper approaches with purity and reverence.
The verse treats the Liṅga as Shiva’s accessible, saguna support for worship—whether self-manifest, divine, or sage-established—emphasizing correct installation and consecration so the external form becomes a fit locus for daily puja and grace.
Perform pīṭha-sthāpana (placing a proper base) and then saṁprokṣaṇa (consecratory sprinkling with sanctified water), followed by steady Linga-puja—ideally accompanied by Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as the inner offering.