Shloka 6

Liṅga–Bera Pūjā: Nitya-Arcana and Upacāras as an Accessible Sādhana (लिङ्गबेरपूजा-विधानम्)

Devanagari script

आवाहनादिसर्गांतं नित्यं कुर्यात्सुभक्तितः । इत्थमभ्यर्च्य यन्देवं लिंगेबेरे च शांकरे

Transliteration

āvāhanādisargāṃtaṃ nityaṃ kuryātsubhaktitaḥ | itthamabhyarcya yandevaṃ liṃgebere ca śāṃkare

Translation

In aufrichtiger Bhakti soll man täglich den vollständigen Ablauf der Verehrung vollziehen—von āvāhana (Herabrufung) bis visarjana (abschließende Entlassung). Nachdem man so den Herrn Śaṅkara verehrt hat, der sowohl im Liṅga als auch im geweihten Bild (bera) gegenwärtig ist, soll der Verehrer in Ehrfurcht gefestigt bleiben.

Word by Word

• आवाहन-आदि-सर्ग-अन्तम्: (the rite) from invocation etc. up to the concluding dismissal
• आवाहन-आदि-सर्ग-अन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवाहन (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (आवाहनादि- = āvāhana etc.; सर्गान्तम् = ending with dismissal)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• कुर्यात्: should do / should perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सु-भक्तितः: out of sincere devotion
• सु-भक्तितः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) ‘-तः’; समासः—कर्मधारयः (सुभक्तिः = good devotion)

• इत्थम्: thus
• इत्थम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• अभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• अभ्यर्च्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having worshipped’

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवम्: the deity
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लिङ्गे: in the liṅga
• लिङ्गे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• बेरे: in the icon (bera)
• बेरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘bera’ = icon/image

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• शाङ्करे: in/with Śaṅkara (Śiva-related)
• शाङ्करे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (locative qualifier)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Affirms nitya-pūjā as a direct means to Śiva’s grace; supports both temple and home worship through liṅga and consecrated icon.

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion must be expressed through complete, disciplined daily worship—honoring Śiva with a beginning-to-end ritual that trains the mind in steadiness and reverence, supporting purification and grace (anugraha).

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

It affirms Śiva’s worship in accessible, saguna forms—both the Liṅga and the consecrated icon—showing that the Lord is approached through established ritual presence while the devotee’s bhakti matures toward deeper realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform a complete daily Śiva-pūjā sequence—āvāhana through visarjana—paired with focused bhakti; this is naturally supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) during worship.