Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 15

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

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Devanagari script

विसृज्य पूजितं तत्र शोधयित्वा च पूर्ववत् । संपूज्योत्सवमार्गेण शयनालयमानयेत्

Transliteration

visṛjya pūjitaṃ tatra śodhayitvā ca pūrvavat | saṃpūjyotsavamārgeṇa śayanālayamānayet

Translation

Sau khi kết thúc việc thờ cúng tại đó, hãy lại thanh tẩy (nơi chốn và pháp cụ) như trước. Rồi, sau khi cung kính tôn thờ theo nghi lễ hội, hãy rước (linh tượng/biểu tượng đã được hiến thánh) vào phòng an nghỉ.

Word by Word

• विसृज्य: having released
• विसृज्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि + सृज् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्यय (gerund): ‘having released/let go’

• पूजितम्: worshipped
• पूजितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (agreeing with implied object, e.g., लिङ्गम्)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• शोधयित्वा: having purified
• शोधयित्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शुध्/शोध् (धातु) + णिच् + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: णिजन्त-क्त्वान्त अव्यय (causative gerund): ‘having purified/cleansed’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: तुल्यतावाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘as before’)

• संपूज्य: having worshipped well
• संपूज्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्यय (gerund): ‘having duly worshipped’

• उत्सवमार्गेण: by the ceremonial route
• उत्सवमार्गेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक) + मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: ‘festival-procession route/ceremonial way’); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन

• शयनालयम्: to the sleeping chamber
• शयनालयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शयन (प्रातिपदिक) + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: ‘sleeping-chamber/bedroom’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (acc sg)

• आनयेत्: should bring
• आनयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + नी (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Emphasizes ritual continuity: purification after worship and ceremonial procession (utsava-mārga) are themselves merit-bearing supports for stable divine presence.

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 that Shiva-worship is not only invocation but also a reverent completion—purification, orderly closure, and honoring the Lord through utsava—reflecting disciplined bhakti that purifies the pasu (bound soul) toward Pati (Shiva).

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

The verse describes post-puja ritual handling—cleansing and then ceremonially conducting the worshipped presence to the śayanālaya—typical of Saguna upasana where the Linga/arcā is treated as the living, honored presence of Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to end puja with śauca (purification), then perform an utsava-style honoring (procession/celebratory rite) and finally a respectful ‘resting’ (śayana) step—maintaining mindful order rather than abruptly stopping worship.