Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 9
केवलामुष्मिकविधिः — The Rite for Exclusive Otherworldly Attainment
Liṅga-Abhiṣeka and Padma-Pūjā Protocol
विभवे सति हेमाद्यै रत्नाद्यैर्वा स्वशक्तितः । मध्ये केसरजालास्य स्थाप्य लिंगं कनीयसम्
vibhave sati hemādyai ratnādyairvā svaśaktitaḥ | madhye kesarajālāsya sthāpya liṃgaṃ kanīyasam
Jika berkemampuan, maka menurut daya masing-masing—dengan emas dan seumpamanya, atau permata dan seumpamanya—hendaklah dipasang sebuah Śiva-liṅga yang kecil di tengah susunan (seperti teratai itu), pada jalinan benang sariannya.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: General instruction for installing a small liṅga within a lotus-seat arrangement; not a Jyotirliṅga origin. The emphasis is on accessible worship—precious materials if possible, otherwise according to capacity.
Significance: Teaches that bhakti and correct vidhi, not opulence alone, are primary; wealth can be offered as upacāra but grace is capacity-based (svaśakti).
FAQs
The verse emphasizes capacity-based devotion: offerings and installations should be done according to one’s means, while keeping the focus on Śiva as Pati (the Lord) approached through the saguna support of the Liṅga.
It gives a concrete instruction for Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā (installation), indicating that the Liṅga serves as an accessible sacred support for worship, through which the devotee reveres Śiva’s presence and grace.
A practical takeaway is to install a suitably sized Liṅga and worship it with orderly sacred arrangement; this can be paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) during daily pūjā, especially on Mahāśivarātri.