Shloka 37
Dāruvana-parīkṣā: Śaṅkara’s Test and the Linga’s Ritual-Theological Grounding
गिरिजां योनिरूपां च बाणं स्थाप्य शुभं पुनः । तत्र लिंगं च तत्स्थाप्यं पुनश्चैवाभिमंत्रयेत्
girijāṃ yonirūpāṃ ca bāṇaṃ sthāpya śubhaṃ punaḥ | tatra liṃgaṃ ca tatsthāpyaṃ punaścaivābhimaṃtrayet
Sekali lagi, letakkan dengan auspicious tapak yoni berwujud Girijā (Pārvatī), lalu tempatkan bāṇa (batu Liṅga) di atasnya. Kemudian tegakkan Liṅga di situ dan sekali lagi sucikan dengan mantra yang sesuai.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: Emphasizes the inseparability of Śiva and Śakti in iconography and worship: liṅga (Śiva) established upon yoni-pīṭha (Śakti) for completeness of the rite and auspiciousness.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
FAQs
It presents the Liṅga as Saguna Śiva—Śiva made accessible for devotion—installed upon the yoni-form base of Girijā, indicating the inseparable unity of Śiva-Śakti and the auspicious grounding of worship through mantra-consecration.
The verse is explicitly procedural: place the yoni (pīṭha), set the bāṇa-liṅga, then establish the Liṅga and sanctify it with mantras—showing that Saguna worship is performed through proper स्थापना (installation) and अभिमन्त्रण (mantric invocation).
It suggests a consecration step: after placing the pedestal and Liṅga, one should recite mantras again (abhimantrayet), typically centered on Śiva-mantras such as the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) during Liṅga-pūjā.