Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 22

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

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Devanagari script

विद्येशकलशान्न्यस्येन्मध्ये शैवीं च वर्धनीम् । परीत्य पद्मत्रितयं जुहुयुर्द्विजसत्तमाः

Transliteration

vidyeśakalaśānnyasyenmadhye śaivīṃ ca vardhanīm | parītya padmatritayaṃ juhuyurdvijasattamāḥ

Translation

Nachdem man die Vidyeśa-Wasserkrüge aufgestellt und in der Mitte das śaivische Gefäß «Vardhanī» gesetzt hat, sollen die Besten der Zweimalgeborenen die Dreiheit der Lotos-Diagramme umschreiten und dann die Opfergaben in das heilige Feuer darbringen.

Word by Word

• विद्येश-कलशान्: pots of the Vidyeśas
• विद्येश-कलशान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्येश (प्रातिपदिक) + कलश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘विद्येशानां कलशाः’)

• न्यस्येत्: should place
• न्यस्येत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√अस्/न्यस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; अर्थः ‘स्थापयेत्/निक्षिपेत्’

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• शैवीम्: Śaiva (pertaining to Śiva)
• शैवीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शैवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (वर्धनीम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• वर्धनीम्: the vardhanī vessel/implement
• वर्धनीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्धनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• परीत्य: having circumambulated
• परीत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि√इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having gone around/circumambulated’

• पद्म-त्रितयम्: the set of three lotuses
• पद्म-त्रितयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रितय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (‘त्रयः पद्माः’ → ‘पद्मत्रितयम्’)

• जुहुयुः: should offer (oblations)
• जुहुयुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; ‘offer into fire’

• द्विज-सत्तमाः: the best of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विज-सत्तमाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (कर्ता), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘द्विजानां सत्तमाः’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Kalasha-sthāpana and homa are framed as empowering (vardhana) the rite, culminating in sanctification and eligibility for Śiva’s anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Type: rudram

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents a disciplined Śaiva ritual order—establishing sacred vessels, centering the rite on Shiva, and completing it with circumambulation and fire-offerings—symbolizing that devotion (bhakti) must be stabilized by right procedure and inner reverence toward Pati (Shiva).

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

The verse describes external supports (kalasha, diagrams, homa) used to approach Saguna Shiva through consecrated forms and ritual geometry, helping the devotee concentrate the mind and offer purified intention, which ultimately leads toward realizing Shiva beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests kalasha-sthāpana (ritual placement of sanctified pots), pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation), and agni-homa (oblations), typically accompanied by Śaiva mantras such as the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) during offerings.