Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 50
लिङ्ग-बेर-प्रतिष्ठाविधिः / The Procedure for Installing the Liṅga and the Bera
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अयने चोत्तरे प्राप्ते शुक्लपक्शे शुभे दिने । देवीं कृत्वा शुभे देशे तत्राब्जं पूर्ववल्लिखेत्
ayane cottare prāpte śuklapakśe śubhe dine | devīṃ kṛtvā śubhe deśe tatrābjaṃ pūrvavallikhet
Quand survient l’auspicieux cours du nord (Uttarāyaṇa), durant la quinzaine claire et en un jour propice, qu’on établisse la Déesse en un lieu sacré; puis qu’on y trace le lotus rituel comme il a été prescrit auparavant.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: Specifies auspicious cosmic timing (uttarāyaṇa, śukla-pakṣa) for ritual success—aligning human rite with cosmic order to invite stable divine presence.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Cosmic Event: Uttarāyaṇa (sun’s northward course) as an auspicious cosmological marker for consecration.
FAQs
It teaches that Shaiva worship is strengthened when devotion is aligned with auspicious time (uttarāyaṇa, śukla-pakṣa), pure place, and correct ritual form—preparing the mind for grace (anugraha) through disciplined reverence.
By prescribing the installation of Devī and a lotus diagram, the verse supports saguna upāsanā—structured worship using forms and symbols—often understood in Shaiva contexts as harmonizing Śiva-Śakti, which culminates in steadfast devotion to Śiva’s presence (such as the Liṅga).
Choose an auspicious period (uttarāyaṇa, bright fortnight), establish Devī in a clean sacred space, and draw a lotus (abja) diagram/yantra as previously taught—using it as the focused seat for worship and meditation.