Shloka 27

Pārthiva-Śiva-liṅga Saṃkhyā-vidhāna

Enumeration and Procedure of Earthen Liṅga Worship

Devanagari script

शिवानाममयं लिंगं नित्यं पूज्यं महर्षिभिः । यतश्च सर्वलिंगेषु तस्मात्पूज्यं विधानतः

Transliteration

śivānāmamayaṃ liṃgaṃ nityaṃ pūjyaṃ maharṣibhiḥ | yataśca sarvaliṃgeṣu tasmātpūjyaṃ vidhānataḥ

Translation

ശിവനാമമയമായ ഈ ലിംഗം മഹർഷിമാർ നിത്യവും പൂജിക്കേണ്ടതാണ്. ഇത് സർവ ലിംഗങ്ങളിലും വ്യാപിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നതിനാൽ, വിധിപ്രകാരം ഇതിനെ പൂജിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• शिवानाम: of the name(s) of Śiva
• शिवानाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-नामन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास: शिव + नामन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative)

• मयम्: consisting of; made of
• मयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with लिङ्गम्)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• नित्यम्: eternal; always
• नित्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with लिङ्गम्/पूज्यम्)

• पूज्यम्: worthy to be worshipped
• पूज्यम्: Vidheyavisheshana (विधेय-विशेषण/Predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + यत् (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (यत्-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• महर्षिभिः: by the great sages
• महर्षिभिः: Karana (करण/Instrument; agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक; समास: महा + ऋषि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; करण/सहकारक-प्रयोग (agent/instrument in passive sense)

• यतः: because; since
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतस् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-निष्पन्न)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक-निपातः (causal/relative adverb: 'because/whence')

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• सर्वलिङ्गेषु: among/in all liṅgas
• सर्वलिङ्गेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक; समास: सर्व + लिङ्ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative source; logical 'therefore')
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान (ablative: 'therefore/from that')

• पूज्यम्: to be worshipped
• पूज्यम्: Vidheyavisheshana (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + यत् (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (यत्-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; पुनरुक्त-विशेषण

• विधानतः: according to prescribed rule
• विधानतः: Prakara (प्रकार/Mode)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधानतस् (अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) अर्थे 'according to rule/ordinance'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Maharshis

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva’s Name and Śiva’s Linga are inseparable supports for devotion: by worshipping the Linga with reverence and right understanding, the devotee aligns with Pati (Śiva) and moves toward liberation through grace.

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

The verse presents the Linga as a universally present Saguna support through which the Nirguna reality of Śiva is approached; because it is ‘in all Lingas,’ worship done to the Linga is worship to Śiva everywhere, when performed with proper vidhi and bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily Linga-pūjā according to injunctions—especially Śiva-nāma-japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī, ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’) alongside orderly offerings/abhisheka—emphasizing disciplined, rule-based worship (vidhānataḥ).