Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

सिद्धिमेति शिवप्रीत्या हित्वापि श्रवणादिकम् । लिंगबेरार्चनामात्रान्मुक्ताः पुर्वे महाजनाः

Transliteration

siddhimeti śivaprītyā hitvāpi śravaṇādikam | liṃgaberārcanāmātrānmuktāḥ purve mahājanāḥ

Translation

Durch Śivas gnädiges Wohlgefallen erlangt man Vollendung—selbst wenn man Übungen wie das Hören heiliger Lehren und dergleichen beiseitegelassen hat. Wahrlich, die Großen der Vorzeit wurden allein durch die Verehrung des Liṅga und des heiligen Bildes (bera) befreit.

Word by Word

• सिद्धिम्: attainment/success
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एति: attains
• एति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शिव-प्रीत्या: by/through Śiva’s pleasure
• शिव-प्रीत्या: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/हेतु), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य प्रीतिः)

• हित्वा: having given up
• हित्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having abandoned’

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha/Avadhāraṇa (सम्बन्ध/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थ (particle: even/also)

• श्रवण-आदिकम्: hearing and other (practices)
• श्रवण-आदिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (श्रवणादि = hearing etc.)

• लिङ्ग-बेर-अर्चना-मात्रात्: from merely worshipping the liṅga and the icon
• लिङ्ग-बेर-अर्चना-मात्रात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + बेर (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चना (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (लिङ्गे बेरे च अर्चना = worship of liṅga and icon; मात्र = only)

• मुक्ताः: liberated
• मुक्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेष्य-भावे (as predicate)

• पूर्वे: former/ancient
• पूर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• महाजनाः: great people
• महाजनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (महान्तः जनाः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Teaches that Śiva’s prasāda (grace) can grant siddhi and mokṣa through simple, steady liṅga/bera-arcana, highlighting accessibility for householders.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Mahajanas

FAQs

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

It teaches that moksha ultimately arises from Shiva’s anugraha (grace). Even when auxiliary disciplines like śravaṇa (sacred listening) are absent, sincere devotion expressed through Linga/bera worship can become the channel for Shiva’s liberating favor.

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

The verse affirms Saguna upāsanā—worship of Shiva through tangible sacred forms like the Linga and consecrated icon—as a direct means to invoke Shiva’s pleasure, which culminates in liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Linga-archana (offerings, mantra-japa such as Om Namaḥ Śivāya, and simple puja/abhisheka) performed with bhakti is implied as a sufficient, grace-centered practice leading toward siddhi and moksha.