Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 57

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

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Devanagari script

न्यस्य पद्मांतरे सर्वं शेषं पूर्ववदाचरेत् । अत्यंतोपहतं लिंगं विशोध्य स्थापयेत्पुनः

Transliteration

nyasya padmāṃtare sarvaṃ śeṣaṃ pūrvavadācaret | atyaṃtopahataṃ liṃgaṃ viśodhya sthāpayetpunaḥ

Translation

Nachdem man alles in das Lotus-Diagramm (padma) niedergelegt hat, soll man die übrigen Riten genau wie zuvor vollziehen. Ist der Liṅga schwer beschädigt, so ist er sorgfältig zu reinigen und dann erneut zu installieren.

Word by Word

• न्यस्य: having placed
• न्यस्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√अस्/न्यस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having placed’

• पद्म-अन्तरे: in the interior of the lotus
• पद्म-अन्तरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘पद्मस्य अन्तरे’)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (शेषम्)

• शेषम्: the remainder
• शेषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: ‘as before’)

• आचरेत्: should perform
• आचरेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अत्यन्त-उपहतम्: very much damaged
• अत्यन्त-उपहतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अत्यन्त (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + उपहत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (‘अत्यन्तं उपहतम्’) विशेषण (लिङ्गम्)

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

• विशोध्य: having purified
• विशोध्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि√शुध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having purified/cleansed’

• स्थापयेत्: should स्थापित/establish
• स्थापयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच् (causative: ‘cause to be placed/establish’)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (adverb: ‘again’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that sacred worship must be grounded in purity and correct procedure: when the symbol of Pati (Śiva) is impaired, the devotee restores sanctity through purification and proper re-establishment, reaffirming steady bhakti and reverence.

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

The Liṅga is treated as the consecrated focus for Saguna worship; if it becomes damaged, the text prescribes cleansing and reinstallation so the devotee’s offerings remain properly directed to Śiva through a ritually fit support.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It indicates a padma-maṇḍala (lotus-diagram) placement/nyāsa and then completing the remaining rites “as before,” with a specific instruction to purify (viśodhana) and perform re-pratiṣṭhā (reinstallation) if the Liṅga is badly damaged.