Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 26

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

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Devanagari script

प्रधानमेकमेवात्र जुहुयादथ वा गुरुः । पूर्वं पूर्णाहुतिं हुत्वा घृतेनाष्टोत्तरं शतम्

Transliteration

pradhānamekamevātra juhuyādatha vā guruḥ | pūrvaṃ pūrṇāhutiṃ hutvā ghṛtenāṣṭottaraṃ śatam

Translation

ଏଠାରେ ପ୍ରଧାନ-ଆହୁତି ଏକଥର ମାତ୍ର ଦେବା ଉଚିତ; କିମ୍ବା ଗୁରୁ ନିଜେ ତାହା କରିପାରନ୍ତି। ପ୍ରଥମେ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣାହୁତି କରି, ପରେ ଘୃତ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଏକଶ ଆଠ ଆହୁତି ଅର୍ପଣ କରିବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• pradhānam: the principal (offering/oblation)
• pradhānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• ekam: one
• ekam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of pradhānam)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• juhuyāt: should offer (into fire)
• juhuyāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hu (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• atha: then/and
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समुच्चयार्थक (then/and)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (or)

• guruḥ: the teacher (guru)
• guruḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• pūrvam: first
• pūrvam: Kala (काल/temporal adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचन-द्वितीया; अव्ययीभाव (adverbial use: first)

• pūrṇāhutim: the full oblation
• pūrṇāhutim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrṇa-āhuti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (pūrṇā ca sā āhutiḥ)

• hutvā: having offered
• hutvā: Kriya (क्रिया-पूर्वक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hu (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; पूर्वक्रिया (having offered)

• ghṛtena: with ghee
• ghṛtena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• aṣṭottaram: eight more (i.e., 108)
• aṣṭottaram: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭa-uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (aṣṭa + uttara = eight more)

• śatam: a hundred (count)
• śatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Guru

FAQs

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

It emphasizes orderly Shaiva ritual discipline: the rite is completed with pūrṇāhuti and then sanctified through 108 ghee oblations, symbolizing completeness and steady devotion under right guidance.

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

Fire-offerings (homa) are an external support for Saguna worship, where offerings and mantra are directed to Lord Shiva’s manifest grace; the Guru’s role ensures the rite aligns with Shaiva injunctions and leads the devotee toward inner realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform pūrṇāhuti, then offer 108 ghee oblations—ideally with Shiva-mantra (commonly the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—either by the practitioner or under the Guru’s direction.