Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 65
लिङ्ग-बेर-प्रतिष्ठाविधिः / The Procedure for Installing the Liṅga and the Bera
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प्रतिष्ठा प्रोच्यते कैश्चित्कैश्चित्संप्रोक्षणक्रमः । संप्रोक्षणे तु लिंगादेर्देवमुद्वास्य पूर्ववत्
pratiṣṭhā procyate kaiścitkaiścitsaṃprokṣaṇakramaḥ | saṃprokṣaṇe tu liṃgāderdevamudvāsya pūrvavat
Einige Autoritäten bezeichnen diesen Ritus als „pratiṣṭhā“ (Weihe und Einsetzung), andere nennen ihn das Verfahren der „saṃprokṣaṇa“ (rituelle Besprengung). Beim saṃprokṣaṇa soll man zunächst, wie zuvor vorgeschrieben, die im Liṅga und in den übrigen heiligen Gegenständen wohnende Gottheit zeremoniell entlassen (udvāsya) und danach die weitere Reinigung vollziehen.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Terminological clarification: some teachers label the restorative rite ‘pratiṣṭhā’, others ‘saṃprokṣaṇa-krama’. In saṃprokṣaṇa, the deity is first ritually withdrawn (udvāsa) from the liṅga and related supports, as earlier prescribed, before purification proceeds.
Significance: Establishes procedural orthodoxy and lineage-variation (ācārya-bheda) while preserving the core principle: invoked presence is respectfully withdrawn before re-purification—protecting sanctity and efficacy.
FAQs
It emphasizes ritual clarity and reverence: the invoked presence of Shiva in the Liṅga is honored as a living divine manifestation, and procedures like consecration or sprinkling are performed only after properly following the prescribed order.
The verse treats the Liṅga as a valid saguna support for worship where the Deity is invoked and ritually present; that presence is not handled casually—before purification steps, the worshipper ritually withdraws/dismisses the invoked Deity according to rule.
A practical takeaway is disciplined pūjā-krama: invoke Shiva with mantra, and when a purification/renewal rite is required, perform a proper udvāsana (formal dismissal) before saṃprokṣaṇa—maintaining mantra-based attentiveness and purity of conduct.