Shloka 27

Vibhaga 1, Adhyaya 74 — ब्रह्मप्रोक्तलिङ्गार्चनविधिः

Materials, Classes, and Fruits of Linga-Worship

Devanagari script

विधिना चैव कृत्वा तु स्कन्दोमासहितं शुभम् कुन्दगोक्षीरसंकाशं लिङ्गं यः स्थापयेन्नरः

Transliteration

vidhinā caiva kṛtvā tu skandomāsahitaṃ śubham kundagokṣīrasaṃkāśaṃ liṅgaṃ yaḥ sthāpayennaraḥ

Translation

定められた作法に従い、スカンダとウマーを伴う吉祥なるリンガを造り安置する者—茉莉花のごとく輝き、牛乳のごとく白き—その人は、礼拝にふさわしく恩寵を授ける形として、パティ（シヴァ）の標（しるし）を確立する。

Word by Word

• विधिना (vidhinā): according to scriptural rule/ritual injunction

• चैव (caiva): and indeed

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā): having made/fashioned

• तु (tu): then/indeed

• स्कन्द-उमा-सहितम् (skanda-umāsahitam): accompanied by Skanda and Umā

• शुभम् (śubham): auspicious

• कुन्द (kunda): jasmine

• गोक्षीर (gokṣīra): cow’s milk

• संकाशम् (saṃkāśam): having the appearance/lustre of

• लिङ्गम् (liṅgam): the Śiva-Liṅga (sign of Pati)

• यः (yaḥ): who

• स्थापयेत् (sthāpayet): would स्थापित/installs

• नरः (naraḥ): a man/person (worshipper).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-linga installation rites to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Uma (Parvati)
• Skanda (Kartikeya)

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It emphasizes that Liṅga-sthāpana must be done strictly by vidhi (ritual injunction) and praises an auspicious, pure-white Liṅga form—signifying sattva and sanctity—installed for effective Śiva-upāsanā.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By calling the Liṅga “auspicious” and fit to be installed, it points to Pati as the grace-bestowing Lord who can be approached through a consecrated symbol; the presence of Umā and Skanda implies Śiva-tattva as inseparable from Śakti and divine power in action.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A specific puja-vidhi: ritually crafting and installing a white, auspicious Liṅga (with Umā and Skanda iconography). This supports Pāśupata-oriented discipline by establishing a proper locus for worship, mantra, and offerings that loosen pāśa (bondage) of the paśu (soul) under Pati’s grace.