Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 8

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

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Devanagari script

अधिवासालये शुद्धे सर्वशोभासमन्विते । सतोरणे सावरणे दर्भमालासमावृते

Transliteration

adhivāsālaye śuddhe sarvaśobhāsamanvite | satoraṇe sāvaraṇe darbhamālāsamāvṛte

Translation

ശുദ്ധമായ അധിവാസ-മണ്ഡപത്തിൽ—സകല ശോഭകളാലും അലങ്കൃതമായി—മംഗളതോരണവും യുക്തമായ ആവരണങ്ങളും സഹിതം, പവിത്ര ദർഭപ്പുല്ലിന്റെ മാലകളാൽ ചുറ്റും പൊതിഞ്ഞ് (കർമ്മം നിർവഹിക്കണം).

Word by Word

• adhivāsa-ālaye: in the consecration-hall/residence
• adhivāsa-ālaye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhivāsa + ālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc Loc sg); स्थानवाचक (locus)

• śuddhe: pure
• śuddhe: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (masc Loc sg; agreeing with ālaye)

• sarva-śobhā-samanvite: endowed with all splendor
• sarva-śobhā-samanvite: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + śobhā + samanvita (सम्-अन्वि धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय/प्रातिपदिकीभूत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (masc Loc sg; 'endowed with all beauty')

• sa-toraṇe: with an archway
• sa-toraṇe: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/सम्; उपसर्गार्थ 'with') + toraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावसमास (with-archway; qualifying locus)

• sa-āvaraṇe: with an enclosure/covering
• sa-āvaraṇe: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह) + āvaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावसमास (with enclosure/covering)

• darbha-mālā-samāvṛte: covered with garlands of darbha grass
• darbha-mālā-samāvṛte: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: darbha + mālā + sam-āvṛta (आ-वृत् धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त विशेषण (masc Loc sg; 'covered/encircled with darbha-garlands')

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Establishes ritual purity (śauca) and protected sacred space (kṣetra) as prerequisites for liṅga-upāsanā; supports removal of mala through disciplined observance, preparing the paśu for anugraha.

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer purity and auspicious order in the worship-space support inner purity, making the mind fit for devotion to Pati (Shiva) and for receiving grace.

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

By describing the consecration-hall and its auspicious arrangements, it frames the proper setting for Saguna Shiva worship—especially rites connected with the Shiva Linga, where sanctity of place safeguards the sanctity of the invocation and offerings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Prepare a clean, enclosed puja area with torana and darbha arrangements, then proceed with disciplined worship—ideally accompanied by mantra-japa (such as the Panchakshara) and a steady, purified mind.