Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 36

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

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Devanagari script

यथायोग्यं निषेकादि लिंगस्य पुरतस्तदा । आनीय शयनस्थानात्कलशान्विन्यसेत्क्रमात्

Transliteration

yathāyogyaṃ niṣekādi liṃgasya puratastadā | ānīya śayanasthānātkalaśānvinyasetkramāt

Translation

随后应依仪轨，在林伽之前行诸预备法事，以洒净（niṣeka）为始；并将安放处的圣水壶（kalaśa）请出，按次第陈列。

Word by Word

• yathā-yogyam: as appropriate
• yathā-yogyam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + yogya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) adverbial compound; indeclinable adverb meaning 'as is proper'

• niṣeka-ādi: consecration etc.
• niṣeka-ādi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niṣeka (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; 'ādi' as suffixal member meaning 'etc.'

• liṅgasya: of the liṅga
• liṅgasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• puratas: in front
• puratas: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puratas (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (स्थानवाचक अव्यय)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable temporal adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

• ānīya: having brought
• ānīya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√nī (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), 'having brought'

• śayana-sthānāt: from the resting place
• śayana-sthānāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śayana (प्रातिपदिक) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; Tatpuruṣa: 'sleeping-place'

• kalaśān: pots (kalashas)
• kalaśān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• vinyaset: should place/arrange
• vinyaset: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√nyas (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• kramāt: in sequence
• kramāt: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative used adverbially (पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग): 'in order/stepwise'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General consecration protocol: preliminary rites beginning with niṣeka (sprinkling) before the liṅga, then bringing and arranging kalaśas from their resting place in a fixed sequence.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion to Shiva must be joined with śuddhi (purity) and niyama (right order): disciplined preparation before the Liṅga refines the mind, making worship a fit offering to Pati (Shiva) and a means toward liberation.

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

The verse describes practical steps done in front of the Shiva Liṅga—sprinkling and arranging the kalaśas—showing Saguna worship where Shiva is approached through a sanctified form, and where outer order supports inner reverence and one-pointed bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests niṣeka (purificatory sprinkling) and the krama (sequence) of setting up kalaśas for abhiṣeka; while doing so, the devotee may steadily repeat the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to keep attention fixed on Shiva.