Shloka 56
Adhyaya 84: शिवव्रतकथनम्
Uma–Maheshvara Vrata, Shula-dana, and Month-wise Ekabhakta Vrata
Devanagari script
तस्य मूर्ध्नि शिवं कुर्यान् मध्यतो धातुनैव तु दक्षिणे च यथान्यायं ब्रह्माणं च चतुर्मुखम्
Transliteration
tasya mūrdhni śivaṃ kuryān madhyato dhātunaiva tu dakṣiṇe ca yathānyāyaṃ brahmāṇaṃ ca caturmukham
Translation
На его вершине следует установить Шиву; в середине — воистину Дхатри (Творца); а справа, согласно предписанному правилу, — Брахму четырёхликого.
Word by Word
tasyaof that (liṅga/structure)
tasya:
mūrdhnion the head/top
mūrdhni:
śivamŚiva
śivam:
kuryātone should place/establish
kuryāt:
madhyataḥin the middle
madhyataḥ:
dhātunāby/with Dhātṛ (the sustainer-creator aspect, i.e., Brahmā in the role of Dhātṛ)
dhātunā:
evaindeed
eva:
tuand/indeed
tu:
dakṣiṇeon the right side
dakṣiṇe:
caand
ca:
yathā-nyāyamaccording to rule/proper procedure
yathā-nyāyam:
brahmāṇamBrahmā
brahmāṇam:
caand
ca:
caturmukhamfour-faced.
caturmukham:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating Linga-pratiṣṭhā-vidhi to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)