Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 65

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

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Devanagari script

प्रतिष्ठा प्रोच्यते कैश्चित्कैश्चित्संप्रोक्षणक्रमः । संप्रोक्षणे तु लिंगादेर्देवमुद्वास्य पूर्ववत्

Transliteration

pratiṣṭhā procyate kaiścitkaiścitsaṃprokṣaṇakramaḥ | saṃprokṣaṇe tu liṃgāderdevamudvāsya pūrvavat

Translation

কিছুমান আচার্য এই ক্ৰিয়াক ‘প্ৰতিষ্ঠা’ বুলে, আৰু কিছুমানে ‘সংপ্ৰোক্ষণ-ক্রম’ বুলে। সংপ্ৰোক্ষণত লিঙ্গ আদি পৰা দেৱতাক পূৰ্বোক্ত বিধিৰে উদ্বাসন কৰি, তাৰ পিছত শুদ্ধিকৰ্ম সম্পাদন কৰিব লাগে।

Word by Word

• प्रतिष्ठा: consecration/installation
• प्रतिष्ठा: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine/स्त्री), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रोच्यते: is said/declared
• प्रोच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• कैः: by whom/some people
• कैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• चित्: some/any (indefinite)
• चित्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite)

• कैः: by whom/some people
• कैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• चित्: some/any (indefinite)
• चित्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite)

• संप्रोक्षणक्रमः: the procedure of sprinkling/consecratory aspersion
• संप्रोक्षणक्रमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संप्रोक्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘संप्रोक्षणस्य क्रमः’

• संप्रोक्षणे: in/at the sprinkling rite
• संप्रोक्षणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संप्रोक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थ (contrast/emphasis)

• लिङ्ग-आदेः: from the liṅga etc. (from the emblem and related items)
• लिङ्ग-आदेः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘लिङ्गस्य आदिः’ → ‘लिङ्गादिः’ (liṅga etc.), तस्य षष्ठी ‘लिङ्गादेः’

• देवम्: the deity
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• उद्वास्य: having dismissed/removed
• उद्वास्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + वस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), ‘having caused to depart/removed’; अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• पूर्ववत्: as before/in the former manner
• पूर्ववत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Terminological clarification: some teachers label the restorative rite ‘pratiṣṭhā’, others ‘saṃprokṣaṇa-krama’. In saṃprokṣaṇa, the deity is first ritually withdrawn (udvāsa) from the liṅga and related supports, as earlier prescribed, before purification proceeds.

Significance: Establishes procedural orthodoxy and lineage-variation (ācārya-bheda) while preserving the core principle: invoked presence is respectfully withdrawn before re-purification—protecting sanctity and efficacy.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Linga

FAQs

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

It emphasizes ritual clarity and reverence: the invoked presence of Shiva in the Liṅga is honored as a living divine manifestation, and procedures like consecration or sprinkling are performed only after properly following the prescribed order.

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

The verse treats the Liṅga as a valid saguna support for worship where the Deity is invoked and ritually present; that presence is not handled casually—before purification steps, the worshipper ritually withdraws/dismisses the invoked Deity according to rule.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is disciplined pūjā-krama: invoke Shiva with mantra, and when a purification/renewal rite is required, perform a proper udvāsana (formal dismissal) before saṃprokṣaṇa—maintaining mantra-based attentiveness and purity of conduct.