Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 37

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

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महापूजामथारभ्य संपूज्य कलशान्दश । शिवमंत्रमनुस्मृत्य शिवकुंभजलांतरे

Transliteration

mahāpūjāmathārabhya saṃpūjya kalaśāndaśa | śivamaṃtramanusmṛtya śivakuṃbhajalāṃtare

Translation

महापूजा आरंभ करून दहा कलशांची यथाविधी पूजा करावी. शिवमंत्राचे स्मरण करून शिवकुंभातील जलामध्ये (त्याचा) न्यास/संस्कार करावा.

Word by Word

• mahā-pūjām: great worship
• mahā-pūjām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; Karmadhāraya: 'great worship'

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable particle (निपात) indicating sequence

• ārabhya: having begun
• ārabhya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√rabh (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), 'having begun/undertaken'

• saṃpūjya: having worshipped well
• saṃpūjya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√pūj (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), 'having duly worshipped'

• kalaśān: pots (kalashas)
• kalaśān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• daśa: ten
• daśa: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśa (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: Numeral adjective; (here) Accusative, Plural agreeing with kalaśān

• śiva-mantram: the Śiva mantra
• śiva-mantram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; Tatpuruṣa: 'Śiva-mantra'

• anusmṛtya: having remembered
• anusmṛtya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-√smṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), 'having recollected/remembered'

• śiva-kuṃbha-jala-antare: within the water in the Śiva pot
• śiva-kuṃbha-jala-antare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + kuṃbha (प्रातिपदिक) + jala (प्रातिपदिक) + antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; multi-member Tatpuruṣa: 'within the water of the Śiva-pot'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a specific Jyotirliṅga; focuses on mahāpūjā with worship of ten kalaśas and mantra-āveśa (infusion) into the Śiva-kumbha water for subsequent consecration/abhisheka.

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer ritual (mahāpūjā and kalaśa-pūjā) becomes spiritually potent when joined to inner remembrance of Śiva through mantra, sanctifying the offering medium (water) for Śaiva worship.

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

The consecrated Śiva-kumbha water is typically used for abhiṣeka to the Liṅga—worship of Saguna Śiva—where mantra-infused offerings become a direct devotional act leading the devotee toward Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform kalaśa-pūjā, then do mantra-smaraṇa/japa of the Śiva-mantra (commonly the Pañcākṣarī) while mentally infusing the Śiva-kumbha water, preparing it for abhiṣeka and related rites.