Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 29
लिङ्ग-बेर-प्रतिष्ठाविधिः / The Procedure for Installing the Liṅga and the Bera
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आचार्यात्पादमर्धं वा होत्ःणां स्थपतेरपि । तदर्धं देयमन्येभ्यः सदस्येभ्यश्च शक्तितः
ācāryātpādamardhaṃ vā hotḥṇāṃ sthapaterapi | tadardhaṃ deyamanyebhyaḥ sadasyebhyaśca śaktitaḥ
உகந்த தக்ஷிணையில் இருந்து ஆசாரியருக்கு நான்கில் ஒரு பங்கு அல்லது அரைப் பங்கு அளிக்க வேண்டும்; அதுபோல ஹோத்ரு புரோகிதர்களுக்கும் ஸ்தபதிக்கும் அளிக்க வேண்டும். அந்தப் பங்கின் பாதியைத் தன் திறனுக்கேற்ப மற்ற ஊழியர்களுக்கும் சபை அறிஞர்களுக்கும் வழங்க வேண்டும்.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: Teaches dharmic redistribution within śaiva ritual economy: honoring ācārya and ṛtviks sustains śāstra-transmission and correct performance, which is itself a vehicle of Śiva’s anugraha.
Role: teaching
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches dharmic redistribution: honoring the ācārya and principal priests first, then supporting the wider sacred assembly according to one’s means—purifying wealth through righteous giving in a Shaiva setting.
In Linga-centered worship and Shaiva rites, dakṣiṇā offered with devotion sustains the ordained ritual order; honoring teachers and officiants is treated as service to Saguna Shiva manifest in the sacrificial and temple tradition.
A practical takeaway is to offer appropriate dakṣiṇā after Shiva worship or yajna—prioritizing the ācārya and chief priests, then giving to other qualified participants as capacity allows.