Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 67

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

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Devanagari script

प्रोक्षयेत्प्रोक्षणीतोयैर्मूलेनाष्टोत्तरं शतम् । सपुष्पं सकुशं पाणिं न्यस्य लिंगस्य मस्तके

Transliteration

prokṣayetprokṣaṇītoyairmūlenāṣṭottaraṃ śatam | sapuṣpaṃ sakuśaṃ pāṇiṃ nyasya liṃgasya mastake

Translation

Hendaklah dia memercikkan Śiva-liṅga dengan air percikan yang telah disucikan, sambil mengulang mantra akar seratus lapan kali. Kemudian, dengan tangan yang memegang bunga dan rumput kuśa, hendaklah diletakkan pada mahkota (bahagian puncak) liṅga itu.

Word by Word

• prokṣayet: should sprinkle
• prokṣayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-ukṣ (धातु)
• Form: Potential Mood (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular

• prokṣaṇītoyaiḥ: with sprinkling waters
• prokṣaṇītoyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prokṣaṇī-toya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• mūlena: with the root mantra
• mūlena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• aṣṭottaram: eight more (than)
• aṣṭottaram: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭa-uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• śatam: hundred
• śatam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• sapuṣpam: with flowers
• sapuṣpam: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• sakuśam: with kusha grass
• sakuśam: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-kuśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• pāṇim: hand
• pāṇim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• nyasya: having placed
• nyasya: Kriya-visheshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ni-as (धातु)
• Form: Gerund (ल्यप् प्रत्यय)

• liṃgasya: of the Linga
• liṃgasya: Sambandha (Possessive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• mastake: on the head
• mastake: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mastaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Establishes ritual purity (śuddhi) and eligibility (adhikāra) for liṅga-pūjā; the 108-japa with prokṣaṇa is treated as a grace-invoking preparatory act.

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Linga

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion becomes inwardly steady through disciplined ritual: purification by consecrated water and mantra-japa (108) culminates in reverently offering one’s hand—symbolizing surrender—at the summit of the liṅga, the emblem of Pati (Śiva) who grants grace and liberation.

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

The liṅga is approached as Saguna Śiva for worship—through water, mantra, flowers, and kuśa—so the devotee’s mind can concentrate on Śiva’s presence; this focused practice supports realization of Śiva as the supreme Lord beyond bonds (Pāśa) in Shaiva Siddhanta.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform prokṣaṇa (sprinkling with sanctified water) while repeating the mūla-mantra 108 times, then offer flowers and kuśa with a steady hand placed on the top of the liṅga—combining japa, purification, and respectful upacāra in Linga pūjā.