Shloka 76

Shivamurti–Pratishtha Phala: Shivalaya-Nirmana, Kshetra-Mahatmya, Tirtha-Snana, and Mandala-Vidhi

Devanagari script

ग्रहैश् च संवृतं वापि सूर्यसायुज्यमुत्तमम् एवं प्राकृतम् अप्यार्थ्यां षडस्रं परिकल्प्य च

Transliteration

grahaiś ca saṃvṛtaṃ vāpi sūryasāyujyamuttamam evaṃ prākṛtam apyārthyāṃ ṣaḍasraṃ parikalpya ca

Translation

Или же, окружив её грахами (девятью светилами), достигают высшего слияния (сайуджья) с Сурьей. Так, даже ради мирской цели, предварительно испросив желаемый плод, следует соответственно устроить и шестигранную фигуру (шад-асра).

Word by Word

• ग्रहैः: by the planets (grahas)

• च: and

• संवृतम्: enclosed, surrounded

• वा अपि: or else, alternatively

• सूर्य-सायुज्यम्: union/identity with the Sun (Sūrya)

• उत्तमम्: highest, excellent

• एवम्: thus

• प्राकृतम्: worldly, pertaining to ordinary/material nature

• अपि: even

• आरथ्याम् (आर्थ्याम्): for the sake of an aim/desired object (artha)

• षड्-अस्रम्: six-cornered/hexagonal figure

• परिकल्प्य: having constructed/arranged

• च: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating ritual-vidhi within the Linga Purana’s instruction)

Characters & Entities

• Surya
• Grahas
• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It shows how Linga-centered ritual geometry (yantra-kalpanā) can incorporate graha-enclosure as an upāya, redirecting even artha-driven worship toward higher states of sāyujya while remaining within a Shaiva ritual framework.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By prescribing structured worship that can elevate a practitioner from prākṛta (worldly) aims toward sāyujya, it implies Shiva-tattva as the supreme ordering principle (Pati) who allows lower aims to be purified and transcended through disciplined upāsanā.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A yantra-based puja method: surrounding the ritual focus with graha-symbols and constructing a ṣaḍ-asra (hexagon) for the intended fruit—an approach aligned with mantra–yantra upāsanā that can be integrated into Pashupata-oriented discipline.