Shloka 11

Liṅga-pratiṣṭhāvidhiḥ — Installation Standards and Auspicious Parameters for Liṅga Worship

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे विद्येश्वरसंहितायांएकदशोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe vidyeśvarasaṃhitāyāṃekadaśo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ดังนี้ จบลงแล้วซึ่งบทที่สิบเอ็ด ในวิทยेशวรสังหิตา แห่งศรีศิวมหาปุราณะ।

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-समाप्तिसूचक (quotative/end marker)

• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• śrī-śiva-mahā-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/बहुपद-समास: ‘the great Purāṇa (called) Śrī-Śiva’

• vidyeśvara-saṃhitāyām: in the Vidyeśvara Saṃhitā
• vidyeśvara-saṃhitāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyeśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘vidyeśvarasya saṃhitā’

• ekādaśaḥ: eleventh
• ekādaśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) — qualifier of ‘adhyāyaḥ’
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekādaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अध्यायः-विशेषण (ordinal)

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) — heading/topic
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This is a concluding colophon marking the completion of a chapter, reminding the listener that the teaching belongs to the authoritative flow of the Śiva Mahāpurāṇa and should be received as a continuous, sacred instruction.

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

Though it contains no direct ritual instruction, it anchors the preceding discourse within the Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā, a section especially associated with foundational Shaiva worship such as reverence for Śiva and the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

No specific practice is stated in this colophon; the implied takeaway is to continue study/recitation (śravaṇa–pāṭha) of the Purāṇa with devotion, which Shaiva tradition treats as a supportive sādhana.