Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 20

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

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Devanagari script

तत्र लिंगं समानीय सर्वमंगलनिःस्वनैः । रक्तेन वस्त्रयुग्मेन सकूर्चेन समंततः

Transliteration

tatra liṃgaṃ samānīya sarvamaṃgalaniḥsvanaiḥ | raktena vastrayugmena sakūrcena samaṃtataḥ

Translation

Dort bringe man den Śiva-Liṅga an seinen rechten Platz, begleitet von glückverheißenden Klängen und Segensrufen; dann ordne man ringsum, nach allen Seiten, ein Paar roter Tücher zusammen mit dem heiligen kūrca-Büschel als Teil der Weiheverehrung an.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• लिङ्गम्: the liṅga (emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म) एकवचन

• समानीय: having brought
• समानीय: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-प्राय (absolutive/gerund); ‘having brought/collected’

• सर्व-मङ्गल-निःस्वनैः: with all auspicious sounds
• सर्व-मङ्गल-निःस्वनैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + मङ्गल + निःस्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वे मङ्गलाः येषां निःस्वनाः = auspicious sounds)

• रक्तेन: red
• रक्तेन: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वस्त्रयुग्मेन इत्यस्य)

• वस्त्र-युग्मेन: with a pair of cloths
• वस्त्र-युग्मेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र + युग्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वस्त्राणां युग्मम्)

• स-कूर्चेन: with a (ritual) brush/tuft
• स-कूर्चेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय-उपसर्गार्थ ‘with’) + कूर्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) एकवचन; ‘स’ उपपद-सम्बद्धः (with a brush/tuft)

• समन्ततः: all around
• समन्ततः: Desha-adhikarana (देशाधिकरण; adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परितः/सर्वतः अर्थे क्रियाविशेषण (all around)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Liṅga-sthāpana with maṅgala-dhvani is framed as inviting Śiva’s presence (āveśa) and grace into the ritual space.

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Linga

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that approaching Śiva through the liṅga is done with śuddhi (ritual purity), maṅgala (auspiciousness), and bhakti—outer order and sacred symbolism supporting inner reverence for Pati (Śiva), the liberating Lord.

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

The liṅga is the accessible, saguna focus for worship: the devotee ‘brings and places’ it with auspicious recitations and offerings, using cloth and ritual implements to honor Śiva’s presence in a consecrated form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical instruction for liṅga-pūjā: install/position the liṅga with maṅgala sounds (mantras, bells), then ceremonially adorn/arrange it with cloth and a kūrca (darbha tuft), maintaining a focused devotional mind.