Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 56

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

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Devanagari script

नित्यमाराधयेत्तत्र देव्या देवं त्रिलोचनम् । एकमेवाथ वा कुंभं मूर्तिमन्त्रसमन्वितम्

Transliteration

nityamārādhayettatra devyā devaṃ trilocanam | ekamevātha vā kuṃbhaṃ mūrtimantrasamanvitam

Translation

ณที่นั้นพึงบูชาพระผู้มีสามเนตรคือพระศิวะพร้อมด้วยพระเทวีเป็นนิตย์ หรือมิฉะนั้นพึงบูชาหม้อพิธี (กุมภะ) เพียงใบเดียวที่ประกอบด้วยภาวะแห่งมูรติและมีมนตร์กำกับ।

Word by Word

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: काल (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय — क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: always)

• आराधयेत्: should worship
• आराधयेत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: राध् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Optative, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular; उपसर्ग: आ-

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• देव्या: with the Goddess / by the Goddess (contextual)
• देव्या: सह/करण (Association/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/सह), एकवचन — Feminine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• देवम्: the god (Lord)
• देवम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• त्रि-लोचनम्: three-eyed
• त्रि-लोचनम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; बहुव्रीहिः (यस्य त्रयः लोचनानि सः)

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative Singular; (कुंभम् इति पदस्य विशेषणम्)

• एव: only
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• अथ: then
• अथ: क्रम (Sequence/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — अनन्तर/प्रारम्भसूचक (then/now)

• वा: or
• वा: विकल्प (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — विकल्प (disjunction/or)

• कुम्भम्: a pot (kumbha)
• कुम्भम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• मूर्ति-मन्त्र-समन्वितम्: endowed with form and mantra
• मूर्ति-मन्त्र-समन्वितम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative Singular; समासः: तत्पुरुष (मूर्त्या मन्त्रेण च समन्वितम् = endowed with form and mantra)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Affirms nitya-arcana (daily worship) as a direct means to Śiva’s grace (anugraha) and stabilization of sādhaka’s discipline; kumbha-pūjā provides an accessible substitute when a fixed liṅga/bera is unavailable.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: nityamārādhayettatra devyā devaṃ trilocanam | ekamevātha vā kuṃbhaṃ mūrtimantrasamanvitam

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches nitya-upāsanā (daily worship) of Pati (Śiva) inseparably with Śakti (Devī), emphasizing that steady devotion supported by mantra and a sanctified focus leads the bound soul (paśu) toward Śiva’s grace and liberation.

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

It supports Saguna worship by allowing the Lord’s presence to be approached through a tangible support—either direct deity-worship or kumbha worship—where mūrti (iconic form) and mantra together make the divine accessible, akin to linga-upāsanā as a consecrated focus.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform daily Śiva–Devī pūjā; alternatively do kumbha-pūjā by invoking Śiva through mantra and establishing the deity’s presence (mūrti-bhāva) in the consecrated pot as the focal support for japa and offering.