Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 52

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

Devanagari script

जपेत्सहस्रमोमिति सर्वाभीष्टं शिवाज्ञया । पुष्पारामादिकं वापि तथा संमार्जनादिकम्

Transliteration

japetsahasramomiti sarvābhīṣṭaṃ śivājñayā | puṣpārāmādikaṃ vāpi tathā saṃmārjanādikam

Translation

依湿婆之命，当诵念“唵”一千遍，便能成就一切所愿。亦可通过侍奉之行，如照料花园等，并以扫拂清洁等事净治圣地而供奉。

Word by Word

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• सहस्रम्: a thousand (times)
• सहस्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ॐ (प्रातिपदिक/मन्त्राक्षर)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (mantric syllable used as indeclinable-like), द्वितीया-अर्थे (object of recitation)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• सर्व-अभीष्टम्: all desired (boons)
• सर्व-अभीष्टम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• शिव-आज्ञया: by Śiva’s command
• शिव-आज्ञया: Karana/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुष्प-आराम-आदिकम्: flower-garden etc.
• पुष्प-आराम-आदिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + आराम (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थक अव्यय (also/even)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• संमार्जन-आदिकम्: sweeping/cleaning etc.
• संमार्जन-आदिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संमार्जन (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ

Type: gayatri

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 teaches that Śiva is pleased not only by mantra-recitation but also by humble, purifying service; japa and seva together refine the devotee’s mind and align it with Śiva’s grace.

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

The verse supports Saguna worship through practical devotion—maintaining the sacred space, offering flowers, and performing cleansing acts—along with mantra-japa, all of which are central to Linga-upāsanā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Repeat “Om” one thousand times as japa, and complement it with devotional acts like tending flowers for offerings and sweeping/cleaning the shrine as a form of sacred seva.