Shloka 47

Liṅga-pratiṣṭhāvidhiḥ — Installation Standards and Auspicious Parameters for Liṅga Worship

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणस्तु जपेन्नित्यं क्रमाच्छिवपदप्रदान् । वेदमंत्रांस्तु सूक्तानि जपेन्नियममास्थितः

Transliteration

brāhmaṇastu japennityaṃ kramācchivapadapradān | vedamaṃtrāṃstu sūktāni japenniyamamāsthitaḥ

Translation

وأمّا البراهمن فعليه أن يداوم كلَّ يوم على الجَپَا، على الترتيب، لمانترات شيفا التي تمنح مقام شيفا؛ وهو قائمٌ على النِّيَما (الانضباط والعهود) يَتلو كذلك مانترات الفيدا وتراتيلها (السوكْتا).

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणः: a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्धक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/पदार्थ-विशेषक (particle: but/indeed)

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग/क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative: always)

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (in order/stepwise)

• शिवपदप्रदान्: (those) bestowing the state/position of Śiva
• शिवपदप्रदान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव-पद-प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; शिव + पद + प्रद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying the items to be recited)

• वेदमन्त्रान्: Vedic mantras
• वेदमन्त्रान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद-मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक; वेद + मन्त्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्धक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: and/but/emphasis)

• सूक्तानि: hymns
• सूक्तानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नियमम्: discipline/observance
• नियमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आस्थितः: having undertaken (it)
• आस्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः (one who has undertaken/observed)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating Śiva’s worship-methods to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vedas

FAQs

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

It teaches that liberation-oriented Śaiva practice is not casual: daily mantra-japa, done in proper order and supported by niyama (discipline), leads the seeker toward Śiva-pada—communion with and attainment of the Lord.

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

In the Vidyeśvara context, Saguna Śiva worship is upheld through mantra and regulated ritual life; japa directed to Śiva (often alongside Linga-upāsanā) is presented as a direct means to approach Śiva’s grace and state.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily japa of Śiva-mantras in a prescribed sequence, together with recitation of Vedic mantras/sūktas, performed while observing niyamas—purity, restraint, and steady devotional discipline.