Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 59

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

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Devanagari script

तानि पूर्वं शिवेनैव संस्कृतानि यतस्ततः । शेषाणि स्थापनीयानि यानि दृष्टानि बाणवत्

Transliteration

tāni pūrvaṃ śivenaiva saṃskṛtāni yatastataḥ | śeṣāṇi sthāpanīyāni yāni dṛṣṭāni bāṇavat

Translation

สิ่งเหล่านั้นได้ถูกศิวะเองทรงทำให้ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ไว้ก่อนแล้วตามสมควร ส่วนที่เหลือซึ่งเห็นกระจัดกระจายดุจลูกศร พึงรวบรวมแล้วอัญเชิญไปตั้งไว้ ณ ที่อันควร

Word by Word

• तानि: those (things/liṅgas)
• तानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (contextually: subject)

• पूर्वम्: previously
• पूर्वम्: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb: ‘formerly/previously’)

• शिवेन: by Śiva
• शिवेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• संस्कृतानि: consecrated/processed
• संस्कृतानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्√कृ (धातु) → संस्कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (तानि)

• यतः: therefore/for that reason
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/सम्बन्धबोधक (relative adverb: ‘from which/wherefore’)

• ततः: therefore
• ततः: Hetu-phala (हेतु-फल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-अर्थे (correlative adverb: ‘therefore/from that’)

• शेषाणि: the remaining
• शेषाणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (यानि)

• स्थापनीयानि: to be installed
• स्थापनीयानि: Kriyāphala/vidheya (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √स्था (धातु) → स्थापनीय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तव्यत्/अनीयर्-अर्थक (gerundive); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• यानि: which
• यानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• दृष्टानि: seen/observed
• दृष्टानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (यानि)

• बाणवत्: like (a) bāṇa/arrow
• बाणवत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बाणवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; -वत् प्रत्ययान्त-तुल्योपमावाचक (adverbial ‘like bāṇa/arrow’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General principle: certain liṅgas and sacred supports are ‘Śiva-saṃskṛta’—already sanctified by the Lord—hence their ritual status is intrinsic rather than conferred solely by human rite.

Significance: Encourages reverence for naturally/previously consecrated emblems and orderly restoration of scattered sacred objects, supporting temple continuity (kṣetra-rakṣaṇa).

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva, as Pati (the Lord), is the true sanctifier; when worship is aligned with His consecration and order, the devotee’s outer practice supports inner purification and readiness for grace.

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

It emphasizes proper establishment (sthāpana) of worship materials around Saguna Śiva—especially in Linga-oriented worship—so that the ritual field becomes a fit vessel for Śiva’s presence and blessing.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to keep Shiva-puja items properly arranged and installed after sanctification; this supports steady japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and focused worship without disorder or distraction.