Shloka 1

Shivamurti–Pratishtha Phala: Shivalaya-Nirmana, Kshetra-Mahatmya, Tirtha-Snana, and Mandala-Vidhi

Devanagari script

इति श्रीलिङ्गमहापुराणे पूर्वभागे शिवमूर्तिप्रतिष्ठाफलकथनं नाम षट्सप्ततितमो ऽध्यायः ऋषय ऊचुः लिङ्गप्रतिष्ठापुण्यं च लिङ्गस्थापनमेव च लिङ्गानां चैव भेदाश् च श्रुतं तव मुखादिह

Transliteration

iti śrīliṅgamahāpurāṇe pūrvabhāge śivamūrtipratiṣṭhāphalakathanaṃ nāma ṣaṭsaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ ṛṣaya ūcuḥ liṅgapratiṣṭhāpuṇyaṃ ca liṅgasthāpanameva ca liṅgānāṃ caiva bhedāś ca śrutaṃ tava mukhādiha

Translation

Die Weisen sprachen: „Hier haben wir aus deinem eigenen Mund vom Verdienst der Weihe des Śiva‑Liṅga gehört, von der Handlung des Aufstellens des Liṅga und auch von den verschiedenen Einteilungen der Liṅgas.“

Word by Word

• इति: thus

• श्रीलिङ्गमहापुराणे: in the auspicious Liṅga Mahāpurāṇa

• पूर्वभागे: in the former section (Pūrvabhāga)

• शिवमूर्ति-प्रतिष्ठा-फल-कथनम्: the narration of the fruits of installing (consecrating) Śiva’s forms

• नाम: named

• षट्सप्ततितमः अध्यायः: the seventy-seventh chapter

• ऋषयः ऊचुः: the sages said

• लिङ्ग-प्रतिष्ठा-पुण्यम्: the merit of Liṅga consecration

• च: and

• लिङ्ग-स्थापनम् एव: the establishing of the Liṅga itself

• च: and

• लिङ्गानाम्: of Liṅgas

• च एव: also indeed

• भेदाः: types/divisions

• च: and

• श्रुतम्: heard

• तव मुखात्: from your mouth

• इह: here (in this context/assembly).

Speaker

Ṛṣis (Sages) at Naimiṣāraṇya, addressing Sūta Gosvāmin

Characters & Entities

• Sages
• Suta Goswami
• Shiva
• Linga

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames the chapter’s focus: the sages confirm they have received authoritative teaching on Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā (consecration), Liṅga-sthāpana (installation), and the recognized types of Liṅgas—establishing ritual worship as a merit-bearing Shaiva dharma.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By centering the Liṅga as the object of consecration and worship, the verse points to Śiva as Pati (the Lord) who is approached through a sanctified emblem; the teaching context implies that right knowledge and right rite orient the pashu (bound soul) toward Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritualistically, it highlights Liṅga-sthāpana and Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā as core Śaiva practices. Yogically, it implies disciplined devotion (bhakti with vidhi) that supports purification from pāśa (bondage), consistent with Pāśupata-oriented Shaiva sādhanā.