Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 21

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

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Devanagari script

सह पिंडिकयावेष्ट्य शाययेच्च यथा पुरा । पुरस्तात्पद्ममालिख्य तद्दलेषु यथाक्रमम्

Transliteration

saha piṃḍikayāveṣṭya śāyayecca yathā purā | purastātpadmamālikhya taddaleṣu yathākramam

Translation

പിണ്ഡികയോടുകൂടി അതിനെ പൊതിഞ്ഞ്, മുൻപുപോലെ തന്നെ ശയ്യയിൽ വെക്കണം। തുടർന്ന് മുന്നിൽ പദ്മം വരച്ച്, അതിന്റെ ദളങ്ങളിൽ ക്രമാനുസൃതമായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/सहकारार्थक-निपात (indeclinable; ‘with’ particle)

• पिण्डिकया: with a lump/ball (piṇḍikā)
• पिण्डिकया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्डिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• आवेष्ट्य: having wrapped
• आवेष्ट्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√वेष्ट् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having wrapped/enveloped’

• शाययेत्: should lay down / cause to lie
• शाययेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शी (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative sense: ‘cause to lie/place’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (adverb: ‘as, in the manner’)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time: ‘formerly’)

• पुरस्तात्: in front
• पुरस्तात्: Deśādhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस्तात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb: ‘in front/before’)

• पद्मम्: a lotus
• पद्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• आलिख्य: having drawn
• आलिख्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√लिख् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having drawn/inscribed’

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘of that’ (governing दलेषु)

• दलेषु: on the petals/leaves
• दलेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• यथा-क्रमम्: in due order
• यथा-क्रमम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (indeclinable adverb); अर्थः ‘क्रमानुसारम्’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā teaching as received in the Shiva Purana tradition)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined, sequential worship—outer order (krama) mirrors inner order, training the devotee’s mind to rest steadily on Lord Shiva (Pati) while loosening bondage (pāśa).

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

The verse gives procedural guidance for a concrete ritual arrangement (placing an item and drawing a lotus mandala), which supports Saguna Shiva worship by providing a stable sacred form and layout for focused devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A mandala-based puja sequence: place the prepared item as previously instructed, draw a lotus in front, and perform the worship/placement in order across the petals—supporting mantra-japa and steady contemplation.