Shloka 3

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

Devanagari script

यथेष्टं लिंगमारोप्यं यत्र स्यान्नित्यमर्चनम् । पार्थिवेन तथाप्येनं तैजसेन यथारुचि

Transliteration

yatheṣṭaṃ liṃgamāropyaṃ yatra syānnityamarcanam | pārthivena tathāpyenaṃ taijasena yathāruci

Translation

جیسی چاہ ہو ویسا شِو لِنگ قائم کر کے جہاں روزانہ پوجا ممکن ہو، وہاں اس کی نِتّیہ ارچنا کرے—پارتھِو (مٹی کے) لِنگ سے یا تَیجَس (آگنی) روپ سے، اپنی طاقت اور رغبت کے مطابق۔

Word by Word

• यथा-इष्टम्: as desired
• यथा-इष्टम्: विशेषण (क्रियाविशेषण/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + इष्ट (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (adverbial compound)

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (Śiva emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• आरोप्यम्: to be installed/placed
• आरोप्यम्: विधेय (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; तुमुन्-समर्थ्ये कर्मणि विधेय-भावे; ल्युट्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसक, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अर्थः—‘आरोपणीयम्’ (to be installed)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-सम्बन्ध (locative adverb)

• स्यात्: may be/is to be
• स्यात्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• नित्यम्: always/regularly
• नित्यम्: विशेषण (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् प्रयोगः (adverbially)

• अर्चनम्: worship
• अर्चनम्: कर्ता/विषय (Karta/Subject-idea)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक; अर्च् धातोः भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पार्थिवेन: with an earthen (one)
• पार्थिवेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; ‘पृथिवीसम्बन्धिना’ (made of earth)

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: विशेषण (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• एनम्: this (liṅga)
• एनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तैजसेन: with a metallic/fiery (one)
• तैजसेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तैजस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; ‘तेजःसम्बन्धिना’ (made of metal/fire-like)

• यथा-रुचि: according to one’s liking
• यथा-रुचि: विशेषण (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + रुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (adverbial)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Encourages nitya-arcana (daily worship) as stabilizing sādhana; the stress on a place suitable for regular worship aligns with household/temple continuity rather than one-time pilgrimage merit.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes nitya-arcanā—steady daily worship of Śiva through the Liṅga—showing that regular devotion, more than display, is a direct means to purity and grace (anugraha) leading toward liberation.

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

The Liṅga is a saguna support for approaching the transcendent Śiva; by installing it and worshiping daily, the devotee relates to Śiva in an accessible form while contemplating His higher, formless reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Install a Liṅga in a suitable place and perform daily archanā; worship may be done with a clay Liṅga (pārthiva) or with a taijasa (luminous/fire) mode of worship, supported by mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) according to one’s capacity.