Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 58
लिङ्ग-बेर-प्रतिष्ठाविधिः / The Procedure for Installing the Liṅga and the Bera
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संप्रोक्षयेदुपहतमनागुपहतं यजेत् । लिंगानि बाणसंज्ञानि स्थापनीयानि वा न वा
saṃprokṣayedupahatamanāgupahataṃ yajet | liṃgāni bāṇasaṃjñāni sthāpanīyāni vā na vā
สิ่งที่บกพร่องพึงชำระด้วยพิธีสํโปรกษณะ (ประพรมด้วยน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์); สิ่งที่ไม่บกพร่องพึงบูชาตามปกติ ส่วนลึงคะที่เรียกว่า ‘บาณ-ลึงคะ’ จะตั้งประดิษฐานก็ได้ หรือบูชาโดยไม่ต้องตั้งพิธีก็ได้
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Affirms that certain naturally sacred liṅgas (bāṇa-liṅgas) are fit for worship even without elaborate temple installation, widening access to liṅga-bhakti.
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that purity and right procedure support devotion: when impurity or damage arises, it is corrected through consecratory purification, and when there is no defect, worship continues steadily—reflecting disciplined bhakti directed to Pati (Śiva).
The Liṅga is Saguna worship that leads the mind to Śiva’s transcendent reality; this verse clarifies practical rules—purify if defiled and continue puja—while noting that Bāṇa-liṅgas can be worshipped with or without formal installation, emphasizing accessible devotion.
Ritual takeaway: perform saṃprokṣaṇa (sprinkling sanctified water) to remove ritual defect, then proceed with Liṅga-pūjā; Bāṇa-liṅgas may be worshipped directly, supporting regular home worship alongside mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī.