Shloka 19

द्वादशज्योतिर्लिङ्गावतारकथनम्

Account of the Twelve Jyotirliṅga Manifestations

Devanagari script

विधिना स्थापितो भक्त्या स्वलिंगात्पार्थिवान्मुने । प्रादुर्भूतो महादेवो विन्ध्यकामप्रपूरकः

Transliteration

vidhinā sthāpito bhaktyā svaliṃgātpārthivānmune | prādurbhūto mahādevo vindhyakāmaprapūrakaḥ

Translation

O Weiser, als der irdene Liṅga nach der Vorschrift in Hingabe aus dem eigenen Liṅga (dem selbstoffenbarten Zeichen Śivas) errichtet wurde, erschien Mahādeva selbst und erfüllte den Wunsch, der mit Vindhya (Region/Berg) verbunden war.

Word by Word

• विधिना: by rule/rite, by prescribed method
• विधिना: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• स्थापितः: was established
• स्थापितः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त) of causative ‘स्थापयति’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण

• स्व-लिङ्गात्: from (his) own liṅga/emblem
• स्व-लिङ्गात्: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान (ablative/source)

• पार्थिवात्: from the earthly (liṅga)/from earth-made (one)
• पार्थिवात्: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• प्रादुः-भूतः: manifested, appeared
• प्रादुः-भूतः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रादुः (अव्यय) + भू (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle) ‘भूत’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महादेवः: Mahādeva
• महादेवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विन्ध्य-काम-प्रपूरकः: fulfiller of (the) Vindhya’s desires
• विन्ध्य-काम-प्रपूरकः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विन्ध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रपूरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘विन्ध्यस्य कामान् प्रपूरयति’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: A devotee fashions and duly installs a pārthiva (earthen) liṅga with bhakti; Mahādeva manifests directly from/through that liṅga and grants the Vindhya-related desired boon, illustrating Śiva’s readiness to appear for sincere worship.

Significance: Affirms the efficacy of pārthiva-liṅga worship: proper vidhi plus devotion draws Śiva’s immediate presence and boon-bestowal (iṣṭa-siddhi).

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that when devotion (bhakti) is joined with proper sacred procedure (vidhi) in liṅga-worship, Śiva—though supreme and beyond form—graciously manifests in a perceivable (saguṇa) way to bless the devotee and uphold dharma.

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

The verse highlights the liṅga as the sacred locus where the formless Lord becomes accessible: by installing a pārthiva-liṅga and worshipping with faith, the devotee encounters Śiva’s compassionate, boon-bestowing presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Parthiva-liṅga pūjā is implied: make an earthen liṅga, install it with mantra and devotion, perform abhiṣeka and worship—ideally with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as the inner meditation.