Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 34

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

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Devanagari script

प्रागुदक्प्रवरां किंचित्स्थापयेन्मूलविद्यया । पिंडिकां चाथ संयोज्य शाक्तं मूलमनुस्मरन्

Transliteration

prāgudakpravarāṃ kiṃcitsthāpayenmūlavidyayā | piṃḍikāṃ cātha saṃyojya śāktaṃ mūlamanusmaran

Translation

ด้วยมูลวิทยา (มนต์รากฐาน) จงตั้งให้เอียงเล็กน้อยไปทางทิศตะวันออกและทิศเหนือ แล้วประกอบ “ปิณฑิกา” เข้าด้วยกัน พร้อมระลึกในใจถึงมูลมนต์ฝ่ายศักติ

Word by Word

• prāk-udak-pravarām: slanting toward east and north
• prāk-udak-pravarām: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prāk (अव्यय) + udak (प्रातिपदिक) + pravara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; adjective (directional) qualifying piṇḍikām; compound indicating orientation ‘east-north inclined’ (प्राक् + उदक = उत्तर; prāk-udak)

• kiṃcit: slightly
• kiṃcit: Prakāra-adhikaraṇa (प्रकार-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kiṃcit (अव्यय/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb ‘a little/somewhat’ (परिमाणवाचक)

• sthāpayet: should place
• sthāpayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु) (causative: स्थापयति)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada; ‘one should place’

• mūla-vidyayā: by the root-vidyā (basic mantra/knowledge)
• mūla-vidyayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक) + vidyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष (mūlā vidyā)

• piṇḍikām: the pedestal/lump (piṇḍikā)
• piṇḍikām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: piṇḍikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; object of sthāpayet

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Sequencing particle (अनन्तरार्थक)

• saṃyojya: having joined
• saṃyojya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√yuj (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (ल्यप्), ‘having joined/connected’

• śāktam: Śākta (pertaining to Śakti)
• śāktam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śākta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective qualifying mūlam

• mūlam: the root (mantra/essence)
• mūlam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; object of anusmaran (remembering)

• anusmaran: remembering
• anusmaran: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-√smṛ (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with implied agent ‘he’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not Jyotirliṅga-specific; this is Āgama-like instruction on orientation (īśāna/uttara-pūrva bias) and mantra-supported joining of piṇḍikā with the liṅga/pīṭha components.

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that worship becomes effective when outer ritual (proper placement and preparation) is unified with inner remembrance of the root-mantra—aligning the devotee’s awareness toward Pati (Shiva) through Śakti as the empowering principle.

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

The verse describes a practical step in Linga-oriented worship: establishing the ritual element with auspicious orientation (east/north) and integrating it with mantra-recollection, treating Saguna worship as a disciplined gateway to realizing Shiva’s higher, transcendent nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Place the worship item with a slight east–north inclination, prepare/join the piṇḍikā as prescribed, and continuously remember the Śākta mūla-mantra—keeping mantra-japa and focused recollection central to the act of puja.