Shloka 64

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

Devanagari script

प्रातर्विधिकरं ज्ञेयं मध्याह्नं कामिकं तथा । सायाह्नं शांतिकं ज्ञेयं रात्रावपि तथैव हि

Transliteration

prātarvidhikaraṃ jñeyaṃ madhyāhnaṃ kāmikaṃ tathā | sāyāhnaṃ śāṃtikaṃ jñeyaṃ rātrāvapi tathaiva hi

Translation

Lễ thờ phụng buổi sớm nên hiểu là sự nâng đỡ chánh pháp và nghi lễ đúng đắn. Lễ thờ phụng giữa trưa được nói là thành tựu các ước nguyện. Lễ thờ phụng buổi chiều tối nên biết là làm lắng dịu, ban bình an; và lễ thờ phụng ban đêm cũng đồng một tính chất an hòa ấy.

Word by Word

• prātaḥ: in the morning
• prātaḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time locus)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prātaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• vidhi-karam: ritual-producing/pertaining to prescribed rites
• vidhi-karam: Vidhaya (विधेय/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः ('doing/producing vidhi')

• jñeyam: should be known
• jñeyam: Vidhaya (विधेय/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √jñā (धातु) + jñeya (तव्यत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: 'to be known')

• madhyāhnam: midday
• madhyāhnam: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time locus; topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhyāhna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कालवाचक

• kāmikam: desire-fulfilling/for obtaining wishes
• kāmikam: Vidhaya (विधेय/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāmika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of madhyāhna)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/conjunctive), अर्थे—'thus/also/likewise'

• sāya-āhnam: evening
• sāya-āhnam: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time locus; topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāya (प्रातिपदिक) + āhna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (evening-time)

• śāṃtikam: pacificatory/for peace
• śāṃtikam: Vidhaya (विधेय/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śāṃtika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of sāyāhna)

• jñeyam: should be known
• jñeyam: Vidhaya (विधेय/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √jñā (धातु) + jñeya (तव्यत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त

• rātrau: at night
• rātrau: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rātri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), 'likewise'

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vidyeshvara teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Establishes the daily-kriyā rhythm of Śiva-pūjā; aligning worship with proper time (kāla) is taught as a dharma-supporting discipline that stabilizes the aspirant’s conduct and supports gradual purification.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva-puja is not random: performed with right timing and intent, it steadies dharma in the morning, channels desires at midday, and brings inner pacification (śānti) in the evening and night—guiding the devotee from outward aims toward purification and calm.

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

Time-ordered Linga worship trains the devotee in disciplined approach to Saguna Shiva—using regulated rites (vidhi) to purify the mind, so that the grace of Shiva becomes increasingly śāntika (peace-giving), especially in the evening and night.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Keep a fixed daily schedule of Shiva worship: morning for rule-based puja (with mantra and purity), midday for prayerful offerings seeking legitimate needs, and evening/night for śānti-focused japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), ideally with bhasma/tripundra and a calm, inward meditation.