Shloka 51

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

Devanagari script

एवं कुर्याद्यथाशक्ति क्रमाच्छिव पदं लभेत् । नित्यं रुचिकरं त्वेकं मंत्रमामरणांतिकम्

Transliteration

evaṃ kuryādyathāśakti kramācchiva padaṃ labhet | nityaṃ rucikaraṃ tvekaṃ maṃtramāmaraṇāṃtikam

Translation

من فعل ذلك بحسب طاقته وعلى التدرّج نال مقام شيفا (شيفابادا) شيئًا فشيئًا. لذلك ينبغي أن يتخذ المرء يوميًا منترًا واحدًا يطيب له القلب، ويلازمه بثبات إلى نهاية العمر.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) meaning 'thus'

• kuryāt: should do
• kuryāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• yathā-śakti: according to one’s capacity
• yathā-śakti: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) meaning 'according to ability'

• kramāt: gradually / in sequence
• kramāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative used adverbially (पञ्चमी-अर्थे क्रियाविशेषण), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• śiva: of Śiva
• śiva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); genitive relation with 'padam'

• padam: state/abode
• padam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• labhet: would attain
• labhet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया) meaning 'always'

• ruci-karam: pleasing
• ruci-karam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ruci (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying 'mantram'

• tu: but
• tu: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Adversative/contrast particle (व्यतिरेक-निपात)

• ekam: one
• ekam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying 'mantram'

• mantram: mantra
• mantram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ā-maraṇa-antikam: up to death / lifelong
• ā-maraṇa-antikam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + maraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + antika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); avyayībhāva with 'ā' meaning 'up to'; adjective qualifying 'mantram'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that steady, capacity-based sādhana—especially daily mantra-japa—purifies the soul and leads step by step to Śiva-pada (union with/attainment of Śiva) through grace and disciplined practice.

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

A single chosen mantra, repeated daily, is a core Saguna Śiva practice often performed alongside Liṅga-pūjā; the constancy of japa stabilizes devotion and gradually opens realization of Śiva beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily repetition of one beloved Śiva-mantra (such as the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) maintained consistently throughout life as a primary discipline.