Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 2

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

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Devanagari script

उपमन्युरुवाच । अनात्मप्रतिकूले तु दिवसे शुक्लपक्षके । शिवशास्त्रोक्तमार्गेण कुर्याल्लिंगं प्रमाणवत्

Transliteration

upamanyuruvāca | anātmapratikūle tu divase śuklapakṣake | śivaśāstroktamārgeṇa kuryālliṃgaṃ pramāṇavat

Translation

اُپمنیو نے کہا—ایسے دن میں جو نفس کے لیے ناموافق نہ ہو (یعنی مبارک ہو) اور شُکل پکش میں ہو، شِو شاستروں میں بتائے ہوئے طریقے کے مطابق درست پیمانے کا شِو لِنگ تیار کرنا چاہیے۔

Word by Word

• उपमन्युः: Upamanyu
• उपमन्युः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपमन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अनात्मप्रतिकूले: on a day unfavorable to oneself
• अनात्मप्रतिकूले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनात्म + प्रतिकूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—अनात्मनः प्रतिकूलः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); विशेषणम् (दिवसे)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थ

• दिवसे: on the day
• दिवसे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• शुक्लपक्षके: in the bright fortnight
• शुक्लपक्षके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल + पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—शुक्लः पक्षः (कर्मधारय)

• शिवशास्त्रोक्तमार्गेण: by the method stated in Śiva’s scripture
• शिवशास्त्रोक्तमार्गेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + शास्त्र + उक्त + मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—शिवशास्त्रे उक्तः मार्गः (सप्तमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष, व्यवहारतः)

• कुर्यात्: should make
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• लिङ्गम्: a liṅga
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रमाणवत्: with proper measurements
• प्रमाणवत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रमाणवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत्-प्रयोगः/विशेषणम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनरूपेण (लिङ्गम् इति विशेष्यस्य)

Speaker

Upamanyu

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a specific kṣetra legend; it is a normative rule: choose an auspicious day in śukla-pakṣa and construct a properly proportioned liṅga per Śiva-śāstra.

Significance: Teaches that sacred space is ‘made’ through correct time (śukla-pakṣa), correct measure (pramāṇa), and correct śāstric method—turning any place into a Śiva-kṣetra through sanctioned consecration.

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva-worship is not arbitrary: outer ritual must align with inner auspiciousness and scriptural discipline, so the devotee’s mind becomes fit for Śiva’s grace and liberation-oriented devotion.

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

The liṅga is a saguna support for worship that points to Śiva’s supreme reality; making it with correct measure and according to Śaiva injunctions emphasizes reverence, order, and the sanctity of the icon as a doorway to contemplation of the formless Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Choose an auspicious time (bright fortnight, favorable day) and perform liṅga-construction/worship strictly by Śiva-śāstra procedure, treating proportional correctness (pramāṇa) as part of disciplined sādhanā.