Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 33
लिङ्ग-बेर-प्रतिष्ठाविधिः / The Procedure for Installing the Liṅga and the Bera
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प्रतिलिंगं तु संस्थाप्य क्षीरं वृक्षसमुद्भवम् । स्थितं बुद्ध्वा तदुत्सृज्य लिंगं ब्रह्मशिलोपरि
pratiliṃgaṃ tu saṃsthāpya kṣīraṃ vṛkṣasamudbhavam | sthitaṃ buddhvā tadutsṛjya liṃgaṃ brahmaśilopari
เมื่อสถาปนา “ปฺรติลิงคะ” แล้ว จงถวายยางน้ำนมที่เกิดจากต้นไม้ลงบนลิงคะนั้น ครั้นรู้ว่าแน่นมั่นคงแล้วจึงละไว้ และสถาปนาลิงคะบนศิลาศักดิ์สิทธิ์ “พรหมศิลา”
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse describes procedural establishment (pratiṣṭhā) of a worship-liṅga on a sanctified base (brahma-śilā), emphasizing correct ritual substitution (pratiliṅga) and stabilization before final placement.
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It highlights that devotion requires a proper support (ādhāra) for worship: the liṅga is established on a sanctified base (Brahma-śilā), indicating disciplined, stabilized worship that leads the bound soul (paśu) toward Śiva (Pati).
The verse shows practical liṅga-upāsanā: using a substitute liṅga and confirming the steadiness of the offering before final placement. In Shaiva Siddhanta, such saguna worship of the liṅga purifies the mind and becomes a doorway to realizing Śiva beyond form.
It suggests careful, methodical liṅga-pratiṣṭhā and offering (upacāra) with attention to stability and sanctity of the pedestal; inwardly, it implies making one’s devotion steady before fixing the mind on Śiva through mantra-japa (e.g., the Panchākṣarī).