Shloka 2
Liṅga-pratiṣṭhāvidhiḥ — Installation Standards and Auspicious Parameters for Liṅga Worship
सूत उवाच । युष्मदर्थं प्रवक्ष्यामि बुद्ध्यतामवधानतः । अनुकूले शुभे काले पुण्ये तीर्थे तटे तथा
sūta uvāca | yuṣmadarthaṃ pravakṣyāmi buddhyatāmavadhānataḥ | anukūle śubhe kāle puṇye tīrthe taṭe tathā
苏多说道：“为你们之故，我将宣说；当以专注的慧解领受。（此事应行于）顺缘吉祥之时，亦当在具福的圣地（tīrtha）之畔、其神圣河岸之上。”
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: General tīrtha emphasis: installation and worship are best undertaken at puṇya-tīrthas and riverbanks, echoing Purāṇic practice of consecrations near sacred waters.
Significance: Highlights tīrtha-sevā and auspicious timing as supportive conditions (sahakāri-kāraṇa) for successful liṅga-pratiṣṭhā and worship, believed to accelerate merit and receptivity to grace.
FAQs
It frames Shaiva instruction as something to be received with avadhāna (focused attention) and practiced with dharmic alignment—right intention, right time, and sanctified setting—so the devotee’s mind becomes fit for Shiva’s grace.
By emphasizing auspicious time and tīrtha, the verse supports the Purāṇic approach to Saguna Shiva worship—approaching the Linga with purity, place-sanctity, and reverent preparedness to make devotion effective and concentrated.
Choose an auspicious time and a pure, sacred place (especially a tīrtha-bank), then listen/recite with attentive focus—setting the foundation for mantra-japa (such as the Panchakshara) and orderly Shiva-pūjā.