Shloka 29

Adhyaya 84: शिवव्रतकथनम्

Uma–Maheshvara Vrata, Shula-dana, and Month-wise Ekabhakta Vrata

Devanagari script

राजतेनापि ताम्रेण यथाविभवविस्तरम् प्रतिष्ठाप्य समभ्यर्च्य स्थापयेच्छङ्करालये

Transliteration

rājatenāpi tāmreṇa yathāvibhavavistaram pratiṣṭhāpya samabhyarcya sthāpayecchaṅkarālaye

Translation

ໃຊ້ເງິນ ຫຼືແມ່ນທອງແດງກໍຕາມ ຕາມກຳລັງຊັບຂອງຕົນ ໃຫ້ປະດິດຕັ້ງຢ່າງຖືກພິທີ ບູຊາດ້ວຍຄວາມເຄົາລົບຄົບຖ້ວນ ແລະນຳໄປສະຖາປະນາໃນວິຫານຂອງພຣະສັງກະຣະ (ພຣະສິວະ)។

Word by Word

• राजतेन (rājatena): with silver

• अपि (api): even/also

• ताम्रेण (tāmreṇa): with copper

• यथा (yathā): according to

• विभव (vibhava): resources/means

• विस्तरम् (vistaram): extent/measure

• प्रतिष्ठाप्य (pratiṣṭhāpya): having installed/after consecrating

• समभ्यर्च्य (samabhyarcya): having worshipped properly

• स्थापयेत् (sthāpayet): one should establish

• शङ्करालये (śaṅkarālaye): in Śaṅkara’s abode/temple

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja and linga-pratiṣṭhā procedure to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that the spiritual efficacy of Linga-pratiṣṭhā is not restricted to costly materials; sincere installation and proper worship in Śiva’s temple, done according to one’s means, is praised.

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

By directing establishment in “Śaṅkara’s abode,” it frames Śiva as Pati—the gracious Lord who receives worship through the consecrated Linga, making the temple a locus of His anugraha (liberating grace) for the pashu.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights Linga-pratiṣṭhā followed by samabhyarcana (formal worship). This is a core Shaiva pūjā-vidhi practice that supports purification of the pashu and loosening of pāśa through disciplined devotion.