Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
देवदारुवनौकसां प्रति ब्रह्मोपदेशः—लिङ्गलक्षण-प्रतिष्ठा-विधिः, शिवमायारूपदर्शनं, स्तुतिः
सौवर्णं राजतं शैलं कृत्वा ताम्रमयं तथा वेदिकायाश् च विस्तारं त्रिगुणं वै समन्ततः
sauvarṇaṃ rājataṃ śailaṃ kṛtvā tāmramayaṃ tathā vedikāyāś ca vistāraṃ triguṇaṃ vai samantataḥ
Habiendo labrado la piedra sagrada del pedestal en oro, en plata y asimismo en cobre, debe hacerse que la plataforma del altar (vedikā) se extienda por todos los lados hasta tres veces su medida, para que el culto del Liṅga quede establecido con debida proporción y santidad.
Suta Goswami (narrating Linga-puja vidhi to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It sets a key rule of proportion for Linga-pratiṣṭhā: the vedikā (altar-platform) should be expanded threefold on all sides, ensuring the worship-space is properly consecrated and ritually complete.
By prescribing precise measures and pure materials around the Linga, the verse implies Shiva as Pati—the transcendent Lord—approached through ordered sacred form, where correct ritual structure supports the pashu’s movement from pāśa (bondage) toward grace.
A practical element of Linga-pūjā and pratiṣṭhā is highlighted: constructing the Linga base/stone and the vedikā with prescribed materials and threefold spatial expansion—an outer discipline that supports inner Pāśupata orientation (niyama, purity, and steadiness).