Shloka 29
Vibhaga 1, Adhyaya 74 — ब्रह्मप्रोक्तलिङ्गार्चनविधिः
Materials, Classes, and Fruits of Linga-Worship
Devanagari script
तस्य पुण्यं मया वक्तुं सम्यग्युगशतैरपि शक्यते नैव विप्रेन्द्रास् तस्माद् वै स्थापयेत् तथा
Transliteration
tasya puṇyaṃ mayā vaktuṃ samyagyugaśatairapi śakyate naiva viprendrās tasmād vai sthāpayet tathā
Translation
ਹੇ ਵਿਪ੍ਰ-ਸ਼੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠੋ, ਉਸ ਕਰਮ ਦਾ ਪੁੰਨ ਮੈਂ ਸੈਂਕੜੇ ਯੁਗਾਂ ਤੱਕ ਵੀ ਠੀਕ-ਠੀਕ ਬਿਆਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰ ਸਕਦਾ। ਇਸ ਲਈ ਉਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਸ਼ਿਵਲਿੰਗ ਦੀ ਸਥਾਪਨਾ ਕਰਨੀ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ।
Word by Word
tasyaof that (act/rite)
tasya:
puṇyammerit, sacred fruit
puṇyam:
mayāby me
mayā:
vaktumto speak, to describe
vaktum:
samyakcompletely, properly
samyak:
yuga-śataiḥ apieven with hundreds of yugas
yuga-śataiḥ api:
śakyate na evait is not possible
śakyate na eva:
vipra-indrāḥO chiefs among Brahmins
vipra-indrāḥ:
tasmāttherefore
tasmāt:
vaiindeed
vai:
sthāpayetone should स्थापित/establish/install
sthāpayet:
tathāthus, in that manner
tathā:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating Linga-sthapana teachings to the sages of Naimisharanya)