Shloka 63

Liṅga-pratiṣṭhāvidhiḥ — Installation Standards and Auspicious Parameters for Liṅga Worship

Devanagari script

सर्वं कृतमकामेन साक्षाच्छिवपदप्रदम् । प्रातर्मध्याह्नसायाह्नमहस्त्रिष्वेकतः क्रमात्

Transliteration

sarvaṃ kṛtamakāmena sākṣācchivapadapradam | prātarmadhyāhnasāyāhnamahastriṣvekataḥ kramāt

Translation

ఇది అంతా నిష్కామంగా ఆచరించినప్పుడు ప్రత్యక్షంగా శివపదాన్ని ప్రసాదిస్తుంది. ప్రాతః, మధ్యాహ్న, సాయాహ్న—ఈ మూడు పవిత్ర సమయాల్లో క్రమంగా, ప్రతిసారి సంపూర్ణ వ్రతంలా చేయాలి.

Word by Word

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (अत्र ‘कृतम्’ इत्यनेन सह कर्मरूपेण)

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘सर्वम्’ इति कर्मविशेषणम्

• अकामेन: without desire
• अकामेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कामरहितेन)

• साक्षात्: directly
• साक्षात्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/निश्चयवाचक (adverb: directly/manifestly)

• शिव-पद-प्रदम्: granting the state/abode of Śiva
• शिव-पद-प्रदम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य पदं तद् प्रददाति)

• प्रातः: in the morning
• प्रातः: कालाधिकरण (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रातः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in the morning)

• मध्याह्न: midday
• मध्याह्न: कालाधिकरण (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्याह्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समाहार-निर्देशे)

• सायाह्न: evening
• सायाह्न: कालाधिकरण (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सायाह्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समाहार-निर्देशे)

• अहः: day
• अहः: कालाधिकरण (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन्/अहः (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (दिनम्)

• त्रिषु: in three (times)
• त्रिषु: अधिकरण (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषणम्

• एकतः: together/at once
• एकतः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एकतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (in one way/at once/together)

• क्रमात्: in sequence; orderly
• क्रमात्: हेतु (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ/रीत्यर्थे (by order/according to sequence)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching of Shiva-worship disciplines to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: The kṣetra teaching culminates in the Siddhāntic valuation of niṣkāma-bhakti: acts done without desire become directly mokṣa-giving (śivapada-prada). The verse also prescribes tri-sandhyā timing (morning–midday–evening) as a complete daily discipline.

Significance: Frames Kāśī practice as a mokṣa-sādhana when performed with akāma (desirelessness) and regularity at the three sandhyās; emphasizes direct bestowal through Śiva’s grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva-realization (Śivapada) is attained not merely by action, but by desireless, devoted performance—nishkāma worship that becomes a direct means to grace and liberation.

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

Tri-kāla observance (morning–midday–evening) supports steady Saguna worship of Śiva—often through Liṅga-pūjā, japa, and upacāras—purifying the devotee so that Śiva’s presence is experienced ‘directly’ (sākṣāt).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is tri-kāla sādhana: perform Śiva-japa (especially Pañcākṣarī ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’) and/or Liṅga-pūjā at the three daily junctions in proper order, with a desireless intention.