Shloka 56
Liṅga-pratiṣṭhāvidhiḥ — Installation Standards and Auspicious Parameters for Liṅga Worship
दैवलिंगे तथा ज्ञेयं सहस्रारत्निमानतः । धनुष्प्रमाणसाहस्रं पुण्यं क्षेत्रे स्वयं भुवि
daivaliṃge tathā jñeyaṃ sahasrāratnimānataḥ | dhanuṣpramāṇasāhasraṃ puṇyaṃ kṣetre svayaṃ bhuvi
दैवलिङ्गे तथा ज्ञेयं सहस्रारत्निमानतः । धनुष्प्रमाणसाहस्रं पुण्यं क्षेत्रे स्वयं भुवि ॥
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
FAQs
It teaches that a Shiva-liṅga is not only a worship-icon but a living center of sanctity: its presence establishes a measurable sacred zone (kṣetra) on earth where merit naturally accrues, supporting purification and progress toward liberation in a Shaiva Siddhanta sense (grace arising through right worship in a consecrated field).
The verse emphasizes Saguna Shiva worship through the liṅga as a concrete locus of divine presence; by approaching, circumambulating, and serving within the kṣetra connected to the liṅga, the devotee engages embodied devotion that becomes a channel for Shiva’s anugraha (grace).
It implies kṣetra-upāsanā: entering the sacred precinct with purity, performing pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation), offering water and bilva leaves to the liṅga, and japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), especially during vrata days like Mahāśivarātri.