Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 14

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

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Devanagari script

सर्वमंगलसंयुक्तं लिंगं तत्राधिवासयेत् । पञ्चरात्रं त्रिरात्रं वाप्येकरात्रमथापि वा

Transliteration

sarvamaṃgalasaṃyuktaṃ liṃgaṃ tatrādhivāsayet | pañcarātraṃ trirātraṃ vāpyekarātramathāpi vā

Translation

അവിടെ സർവ്വമംഗളസമ്പന്നമായ ലിംഗത്തിന് അധിവാസനം (വിധിപൂർവ്വക പ്രതിഷ്ഠ) ചെയ്യണം. അതിനെ അഞ്ചു രാത്രികൾ, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മൂന്നു രാത്രികൾ, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു രാത്രി പോലും പവിത്രവാസത്തിൽ നിലനിർത്തണം.

Word by Word

• सर्वमङ्गलसंयुक्तम्: endowed with all auspiciousness
• सर्वमङ्गलसंयुक्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक/क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative; ‘connected with all auspiciousness’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (agreeing with लिङ्गम्)

• लिङ्गम्: (Śiva-)liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: ‘there’)

• अधिवासयेत्: should install (and keep)
• अधिवासयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि + वस् (धातु) + णिच्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative): ‘should cause to dwell/install’

• पञ्चरात्रम्: for five nights
• पञ्चरात्रम्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + रात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (numeral compound); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (acc sg; duration)

• त्रिरात्रम्: for three nights
• त्रिरात्रम्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + रात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (duration)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: ‘or’)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• एकरात्रम्: for one night
• एकरात्रम्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + रात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (duration)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/आरम्भसूचक-अव्यय (then/now)

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (or)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Adhivāsa and consecratory residence of the liṅga is framed as generating sarva-maṅgala (all-auspiciousness) and eligibility for full pratiṣṭhā-phala.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that the Liṅga is a sacred, auspicious support for approaching Pati (Śiva); by giving it a sanctified “residence” (adhivāsa) even for a short period, the devotee aligns body, space, and mind toward purity and grace, loosening pāśa (bondage) through disciplined devotion.

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

The verse prescribes a formal ritual step—adhivāsa—before or as part of consecration, emphasizing Saguna worship where Śiva is approached through the Liṅga as a tangible, ritually awakened presence in a prepared sacred space.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform adhivāsa of the Liṅga for 1, 3, or 5 nights—maintaining purity, regular pūjā, and remembrance of Śiva (often with pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) during the period of sanctified residence.