Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 64

लिङ्ग-बेर-प्रतिष्ठाविधिः / The Procedure for Installing the Liṅga and the Bera

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द्विरात्रे च महापूजां संप्रोक्षणमतः परम् । मासादूर्ध्वमनेकाहं पूजा यदि विहन्यते

Transliteration

dvirātre ca mahāpūjāṃ saṃprokṣaṇamataḥ param | māsādūrdhvamanekāhaṃ pūjā yadi vihanyate

Translation

Si le culte est interrompu durant deux nuits, qu’on accomplisse une grande pūjā (mahā-pūjā), puis le rite d’aspersion purificatrice (saṃprokṣaṇa). Mais si, après qu’un mois s’est écoulé, le culte a été rompu pendant de nombreux jours, alors qu’on procède, selon la règle, à un rétablissement plus complet du culte.

Word by Word

• द्विरात्रे: on the second night / in two nights
• द्विरात्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विरात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; द्विगुसमासः (द्वौ रात्रौ)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Conjunction (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• महापूजाम्: great worship
• महापूजाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महती पूजा)

• संप्रोक्षणम्: sprinkling/aspersion
• संप्रोक्षणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्-प्र-उक्ष् (धातु) → संप्रोक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as injunctional item (object/act)

• अतः: thereafter/then
• अतः: Hetu/Sequence (हेतु/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/हेत्वर्थे ‘thereafter/from this’

• परम्: afterwards/further
• परम्: Sambandha/Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषणप्रयोगः; ‘afterwards/further’

• मासात्: from a month
• मासात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• ऊर्ध्वम्: beyond/after
• ऊर्ध्वम्: Sambandha/Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऊर्ध्व (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; दिशावाचक/कालवाचक (upwards/after)

• अनेकाहम्: for many days
• अनेकाहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक + अह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अनेकानि अहानि)

• पूजा: worship
• पूजा: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha/Condition (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• विहन्यते: is interrupted
• विहन्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-हन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः ‘is obstructed/gets interrupted’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General liturgical rule: a two-night interruption requires mahāpūjā followed by saṃprokṣaṇa; longer breaks (many days after a month) require a more complete re-establishment per rule.

Significance: Highlights the sanctity of continuous worship and the need for re-sanctification after breaks, reinforcing temple purity and communal confidence in the shrine’s efficacy.

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that steadiness (niyama) in Shiva-worship purifies the pashu (bound soul), and when discipline is broken, purification and renewed devotion restore the sanctity of the practice.

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

It directly concerns continuity in Linga-puja: when regular offerings to Saguna Shiva are interrupted, specific corrective rites (mahāpūjā and saṃprokṣaṇa) reinstate the sacred order of worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform mahāpūjā followed by saṃprokṣaṇa (purificatory sprinkling) after a short break; after a long lapse, resume with a more complete re-establishment—along with mantra-japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to steady the vow.