Shloka 62

Liṅga-pratiṣṭhāvidhiḥ — Installation Standards and Auspicious Parameters for Liṅga Worship

Devanagari script

वर्णोद्धारेण भक्त्या च तत्फलातिशयं नरः । सर्वं कृतं कामनया सद्यः फलमवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

varṇoddhāreṇa bhaktyā ca tatphalātiśayaṃ naraḥ | sarvaṃ kṛtaṃ kāmanayā sadyaḥ phalamavāpnuyāt

Translation

ഭക്തിയോടെ വർണോദ്ധാരം ചെയ്താൽ മനുഷ്യൻ അതിന്റെ ഫലത്തിൽ അത്യുത്തമത കൈവരിക്കും. പ്രിയകാമനയോടെ ചെയ്തതെല്ലാം ഉടൻ ഫലം നൽകും.

Word by Word

• वर्ण-उद्धारेण: by the extraction/utterance of syllables
• वर्ण-उद्धारेण: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्धार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वर्णस्य उद्धारः)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• तत्-फल-अतिशयम्: the excellence/superiority of its result
• तत्-फल-अतिशयम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + अतिशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य फलस्य अतिशयः)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘सर्वम्’ इति कर्मविशेषणम्

• कामनया: with desire
• कामनया: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: कालाधिकरण (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• अवाप्नुयात्: may obtain
• अवाप्नुयात्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: Within the kṣetra-mahātmya, mantra-oriented practice is introduced: varṇoddhāra (contemplative extraction/analysis of mantra-syllables) with bhakti yields heightened fruit; intention (kāmanā) accelerates worldly attainments.

Significance: Supports both bhukti and mukti: mantra-syllable contemplation with devotion is praised for extraordinary efficacy; desire-driven rites yield quick results (though v63 will privilege desirelessness for mokṣa).

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra-syllable contemplation (varṇoddhāra) empowered by bhakti intensifies spiritual merit, and that focused intention in Śiva-worship makes the karmic fruit manifest swiftly—supporting the Shaiva view that grace responds to sincere devotion.

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

In Saguna Śiva worship—especially Linga-upāsanā—mantra (such as the Pañcākṣarī) is central; the verse highlights that correct mantra-syllable focus with devotion makes the worship highly fruitful, aligning ritual form with inner intent.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice mantra-japa with precise syllable awareness (varṇoddhāra) and steady bhakti—especially of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—while holding a pure saṅkalpa (intent), as the verse emphasizes immediate fruit from such focused worship.