Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 2

लिङ्ग-बेर-प्रतिष्ठाविधिः / The Procedure for Installing the Liṅga and the Bera

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Devanagari script

उपमन्युरुवाच । अनात्मप्रतिकूले तु दिवसे शुक्लपक्षके । शिवशास्त्रोक्तमार्गेण कुर्याल्लिंगं प्रमाणवत्

Transliteration

upamanyuruvāca | anātmapratikūle tu divase śuklapakṣake | śivaśāstroktamārgeṇa kuryālliṃgaṃ pramāṇavat

Translation

ఉపమన్యుడు పలికెను—ఆత్మకు ప్రతికూలం కాని (శుభ) దినమున, శుక్లపక్షములో, శివశాస్త్రోక్త మార్గానుసారం సరియైన ప్రమాణముతో శివలింగాన్ని తయారు చేయవలెను.

Word by Word

• उपमन्युः: Upamanyu
• उपमन्युः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपमन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अनात्मप्रतिकूले: on a day unfavorable to oneself
• अनात्मप्रतिकूले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनात्म + प्रतिकूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—अनात्मनः प्रतिकूलः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); विशेषणम् (दिवसे)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थ

• दिवसे: on the day
• दिवसे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• शुक्लपक्षके: in the bright fortnight
• शुक्लपक्षके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल + पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—शुक्लः पक्षः (कर्मधारय)

• शिवशास्त्रोक्तमार्गेण: by the method stated in Śiva’s scripture
• शिवशास्त्रोक्तमार्गेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + शास्त्र + उक्त + मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—शिवशास्त्रे उक्तः मार्गः (सप्तमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष, व्यवहारतः)

• कुर्यात्: should make
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• लिङ्गम्: a liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रमाणवत्: with proper measurements
• प्रमाणवत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रमाणवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत्-प्रयोगः/विशेषणम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनरूपेण (लिङ्गम् इति विशेष्यस्य)

Speaker

Upamanyu

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a specific kṣetra legend; it is a normative rule: choose an auspicious day in śukla-pakṣa and construct a properly proportioned liṅga per Śiva-śāstra.

Significance: Teaches that sacred space is ‘made’ through correct time (śukla-pakṣa), correct measure (pramāṇa), and correct śāstric method—turning any place into a Śiva-kṣetra through sanctioned consecration.

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that Śiva-worship is not arbitrary: outer ritual must align with inner auspiciousness and scriptural discipline, so the devotee’s mind becomes fit for Śiva’s grace and liberation-oriented devotion.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

The liṅga is a saguna support for worship that points to Śiva’s supreme reality; making it with correct measure and according to Śaiva injunctions emphasizes reverence, order, and the sanctity of the icon as a doorway to contemplation of the formless Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Choose an auspicious time (bright fortnight, favorable day) and perform liṅga-construction/worship strictly by Śiva-śāstra procedure, treating proportional correctness (pramāṇa) as part of disciplined sādhanā.