लिङ्ग-बेर-प्रतिष्ठाविधिः / The Procedure for Installing the Liṅga and the Bera
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न्यस्य पद्मांतरे सर्वं शेषं पूर्ववदाचरेत् । अत्यंतोपहतं लिंगं विशोध्य स्थापयेत्पुनः
nyasya padmāṃtare sarvaṃ śeṣaṃ pūrvavadācaret | atyaṃtopahataṃ liṃgaṃ viśodhya sthāpayetpunaḥ
Sau khi an trí mọi sự trong đồ hình hoa sen (padma), hãy cử hành các nghi lễ còn lại đúng như trước. Nếu Liṅga bị hư hại nặng, phải cẩn trọng tẩy tịnh cho thanh khiết rồi an vị lại.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
It teaches that sacred worship must be grounded in purity and correct procedure: when the symbol of Pati (Śiva) is impaired, the devotee restores sanctity through purification and proper re-establishment, reaffirming steady bhakti and reverence.
The Liṅga is treated as the consecrated focus for Saguna worship; if it becomes damaged, the text prescribes cleansing and reinstallation so the devotee’s offerings remain properly directed to Śiva through a ritually fit support.
It indicates a padma-maṇḍala (lotus-diagram) placement/nyāsa and then completing the remaining rites “as before,” with a specific instruction to purify (viśodhana) and perform re-pratiṣṭhā (reinstallation) if the Liṅga is badly damaged.