Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 36
SiP 7.2 36.1
ॐ इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे सप्तम्यां वायवीयसंहितायामुत्तरखण्डे हरिविधिमोहनिवारणं नाम पञ्चत्रिंशो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् ३६ श्रीकृष्ण उवाच भगवञ्छ्रोतुमिच्छामि प्रतिष्ठाविधिमुत्तमम् लिंगस्यापि च बेरस्य शिवेन विहितं यथा
oṃ iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe saptamyāṃ vāyavīyasaṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṇḍe harividhimohanivāraṇaṃ nāma pañcatriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter 36 śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca bhagavañchrotumicchāmi pratiṣṭhāvidhimuttamam liṃgasyāpi ca berasya śivena vihitaṃ yathā
Om. Thus, in the glorious Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, in the seventh (part), the Vāyavīya Saṃhitā, latter section, the thirty-fifth chapter, called "The Removal of the Delusion of Hari and Vidhi." Chapter 36. Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Lord, I wish to hear the excellent rite of installation, and how it was ordained by Śiva for the liṅga and also for the image.
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SiP 7.2 36.2
उपमन्युरुवाच अनात्मप्रतिकूले तु दिवसे शुक्लपक्षके शिवशास्त्रोक्तमार्गेण कुर्याल्लिंगं प्रमाणवत्
upamanyuruvāca anātmapratikūle tu divase śuklapakṣake śivaśāstroktamārgeṇa kuryālliṃgaṃ pramāṇavat
Upamanyu said: On a day not adverse to oneself, in the bright fortnight, one should make a liṅga of the proper measure, by the method stated in the Śaiva scriptures.
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SiP 7.2 36.3
स्वीकृत्याथ शुभस्थानं भूपरीक्षां विधाय च दशोपचारान्कुर्वीत लक्षणोद्धारपूर्वकान्
svīkṛtyātha śubhasthānaṃ bhūparīkṣāṃ vidhāya ca daśopacārānkurvīta lakṣaṇoddhārapūrvakān
Then, having chosen an auspicious site and having carried out the examination of the ground, one should perform the ten services, beginning with the marking out of the characteristics.
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SiP 7.2 36.4
तेषां दशोपचाराणां पूर्वं पूज्य १ विनायकम् स्थानशुद्ध्यादिकं कृत्वालिंगं स्नानालयं नयेत्
teṣāṃ daśopacārāṇāṃ pūrvaṃ pūjya 1 vināyakam sthānaśuddhyādikaṃ kṛtvāliṃgaṃ snānālayaṃ nayet
Of those ten services, first one should worship Vināyaka; having done the purification of the site and so forth, one should bring the liṅga to the bathing house.
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SiP 7.2 36.5
शलाकया कांचनया २ कुंकुमादिरसाक्तया लक्षितं लक्षणं शिल्पशास्त्रेण विलिखेत्ततः
śalākayā kāṃcanayā 2 kuṃkumādirasāktayā lakṣitaṃ lakṣaṇaṃ śilpaśāstreṇa vilikhettataḥ
Then, with a golden stylus smeared with kuṃkuma and other liquids, one should draw the marked characteristic according to the science of craft.
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SiP 7.2 36.6
अष्टमृत्सलिलैर्वाथ पञ्चमृत्सलिलैस्तथा लिङ्गं पिंडिकया सार्धं पञ्चगव्यैश्च शोधयेत्
aṣṭamṛtsalilairvātha pañcamṛtsalilaistathā liṅgaṃ piṃḍikayā sārdhaṃ pañcagavyaiśca śodhayet
Or else with the waters of the eight earths, or likewise with the waters of the five earths, and with the five products of the cow, one should purify the liṅga together with its pedestal.
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SiP 7.2 36.7
सवेदिकं समभ्यर्च्य दिव्याद्यं तु जलाशयम् नीत्वाधिवासयेत्तत्र लिंगं पिंडिकया सह
savedikaṃ samabhyarcya divyādyaṃ tu jalāśayam nītvādhivāsayettatra liṃgaṃ piṃḍikayā saha
Having duly worshipped a body of water — one with an altar, and of the highest (i.e. 'divine') class — and having brought (the liṅga) there, one should install the liṅga along with its pedestal for the resting-rite.
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SiP 7.2 36.8
अधिवासालये शुद्धे सर्वशोभासमन्विते सतोरणे सावरणे दर्भमालासमावृते
adhivāsālaye śuddhe sarvaśobhāsamanvite satoraṇe sāvaraṇe darbhamālāsamāvṛte
In a pure resting-house, furnished with every adornment, having an archway, having an enclosure, encircled with garlands of darbha grass —
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SiP 7.2 36.9
दिग्गजाष्टकसंपन्ने दिक्पालाष्टघटान्विते अष्टमंगलकैर्युक्ते कृतदिक्पालकार्चिते
diggajāṣṭakasaṃpanne dikpālāṣṭaghaṭānvite aṣṭamaṃgalakairyukte kṛtadikpālakārcite
— provided with the eight elephants of the directions, furnished with the eight pots of the guardians of the directions, joined with the eight auspicious things, with the direction-guardians worshipped —
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SiP 7.2 36.10
तेजसं दारवं वापि कृत्वा पद्मासनांकितम् विन्यसेन्मध्यतस्तत्र विपुलं पीठकालयम्
tejasaṃ dāravaṃ vāpi kṛtvā padmāsanāṃkitam vinyasenmadhyatastatra vipulaṃ pīṭhakālayam
— having made (a pedestal) of metal or else of wood, marked with a lotus seat, one should there set down in the middle a broad pedestal-house.
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SiP 7.2 36.11
द्वारपालान्समभ्यर्च्य भद्रादींश्चतुरःक्रमात् समुद्रश्च विभद्रश्च सुनंदश्च विनंदकः
dvārapālānsamabhyarcya bhadrādīṃścaturaḥkramāt samudraśca vibhadraśca sunaṃdaśca vinaṃdakaḥ
Having worshipped the door-guardians, the four beginning with Bhadra, in order: Samudra, Vibhadra, Sunanda, and Vinandaka.
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SiP 7.2 36.12
स्नापयित्वा समभ्यर्च्य लिंगं वेदिकया सह सकूर्चाभ्यां तु वस्त्राभ्यां समावेष्ट्यं समंततः
snāpayitvā samabhyarcya liṃgaṃ vedikayā saha sakūrcābhyāṃ tu vastrābhyāṃ samāveṣṭyaṃ samaṃtataḥ
Having bathed and worshipped the liṅga together with its altar, it is to be wrapped all around with two cloths together with kūrca (bundles of grass).
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SiP 7.2 36.13
प्रापय्य शनकैस्तोयं पीठिकोपरि शाययेत् प्राक्शिरस्कमधःसूत्रं पिंडिकां चास्य पश्चिमे
prāpayya śanakaistoyaṃ pīṭhikopari śāyayet prākśiraskamadhaḥsūtraṃ piṃḍikāṃ cāsya paścime
Having gently poured on water, one should lay (it) down upon the pedestal, with its head to the east and the cord below, and (place) its pedestal-slab to the west of it.
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SiP 7.2 36.14
सर्वमंगलसंयुक्तं लिंगं तत्राधिवासयेत् पञ्चरात्रं त्रिरात्रं वाप्येकरात्रमथापि वा
sarvamaṃgalasaṃyuktaṃ liṃgaṃ tatrādhivāsayet pañcarātraṃ trirātraṃ vāpyekarātramathāpi vā
Furnished with all auspicious things, one should let the liṅga rest there for five nights, or for three nights, or even for a single night.
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SiP 7.2 36.15
विसृज्य पूजितं तत्र शोधयित्वा च पूर्ववत् संपूज्योत्सवमार्गेण शयनालयमानयेत्
visṛjya pūjitaṃ tatra śodhayitvā ca pūrvavat saṃpūjyotsavamārgeṇa śayanālayamānayet
Having dismissed (the deity) worshipped there, and having purified (the liṅga) as before, having worshipped it, one should bring it to the sleeping-house by the festival route.
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SiP 7.2 36.16
तत्रापि शयनस्थानं कुर्यान्मंडलमध्यतः शुद्धैर्जलैः स्नापयित्वा लिंगमभ्यर्चयेत्क्रमात्
tatrāpi śayanasthānaṃ kuryānmaṃḍalamadhyataḥ śuddhairjalaiḥ snāpayitvā liṃgamabhyarcayetkramāt
There too one should make the sleeping place in the middle of the maṇḍala; having bathed the liṅga with pure waters, one should worship it in order.
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SiP 7.2 36.17
ऐशान्यां पद्ममालिख्य शुद्धलिप्ते महीतले १ ल्यबार्षः २ डिढ्ढणञिति डीबभाव आर्षः ५९२ब् शिवकुंभं शोधयित्वा तत्रावाह्य शिवं यजेत्
aiśānyāṃ padmamālikhya śuddhalipte mahītale 1 lyabārṣaḥ 2 ḍiḍhḍhaṇañiti ḍībabhāva ārṣaḥ 592b śivakuṃbhaṃ śodhayitvā tatrāvāhya śivaṃ yajet
Having drawn a lotus in the northeast on ground purified and smeared, having purified the Śiva-pot, one should invoke Śiva there and worship him.
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SiP 7.2 36.18
वेदीमध्ये सितं पद्मं परिकल्प्य विधानतः तस्य पश्चिमतश्चापि चंडिकापद्ममालिखेत्
vedīmadhye sitaṃ padmaṃ parikalpya vidhānataḥ tasya paścimataścāpi caṃḍikāpadmamālikhet
Having laid out a white lotus in the middle of the altar according to the rule, and to the west of that he should also draw Caṇḍikā's lotus.
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SiP 7.2 36.19
क्षौमाद्यैर्वाहतैर्वस्त्रैः पुष्पैर्दर्भैरथापि वा प्रकल्प्य शयनं तस्मिन्हेमपुष्पं विनिक्षिपेत्
kṣaumādyairvāhatairvastraiḥ puṣpairdarbhairathāpi vā prakalpya śayanaṃ tasminhemapuṣpaṃ vinikṣipet
Having prepared a bed with unwashed new cloths of linen and the like, or else with flowers or darbha grass, one should scatter a golden flower upon it.
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SiP 7.2 36.20
तत्र लिंगं समानीय सर्वमंगलनिःस्वनैः रक्तेन वस्त्रयुग्मेन सकूर्चेन समंततः
tatra liṃgaṃ samānīya sarvamaṃgalaniḥsvanaiḥ raktena vastrayugmena sakūrcena samaṃtataḥ
Having brought the liṅga there with all auspicious sounds, (wrapping it) all around with a pair of red cloths together with a kūrca,
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SiP 7.2 36.21
सह पिंडिकयावेष्ट्य शाययेच्च यथा पुरा पुरस्तात्पद्ममालिख्य तद्दलेषु यथाक्रमम्
saha piṃḍikayāveṣṭya śāyayecca yathā purā purastātpadmamālikhya taddaleṣu yathākramam
having wrapped it together with its pedestal, one should lay it down as before; and having drawn a lotus in front, on its petals in due order
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SiP 7.2 36.22
विद्येशकलशान्न्यस्येन्मध्ये शैवीं च वर्धनीम् परीत्य पद्मत्रितयं जुहुयुर्द्विजसत्तमाः
vidyeśakalaśānnyasyenmadhye śaivīṃ ca vardhanīm parītya padmatritayaṃ juhuyurdvijasattamāḥ
He should set down the jars of the Lords of Knowledge, and in the middle the Śaiva vardhanī (jar); having circled it, the best of the twice-born should make the oblations to the three lotuses.
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SiP 7.2 36.23
ते चाष्टमूर्तयः कल्प्याः पूर्वादिपरितः स्थिताः चत्वारश्चाथ वा दिक्षु स्वध्येतारस्सजापकाः
te cāṣṭamūrtayaḥ kalpyāḥ pūrvādiparitaḥ sthitāḥ catvāraścātha vā dikṣu svadhyetārassajāpakāḥ
And these are to be arranged as the eight forms, standing all around beginning from the east; or else four, in the (four) directions, each with his own reciters and murmurers of mantras.
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SiP 7.2 36.24
जुहुयुस्ते विरंच्याद्याश्चतस्रो मूर्तयः स्मृताः दैशिकः प्रथमं तेषामैशान्यां पश्चिमे ऽथ वा
juhuyuste viraṃcyādyāścatasro mūrtayaḥ smṛtāḥ daiśikaḥ prathamaṃ teṣāmaiśānyāṃ paścime 'tha vā
They should make the oblations — the four forms known as Viraṃci (Brahmā) and the rest; among them the officiant (of the region) (takes) the first place, in the northeast, or else in the west.
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SiP 7.2 36.25
प्रधानहोमं कुर्वीत सप्तद्रव्यैर्यथाक्रमम् आचार्यात्पादमर्धं वा जुहुयुश्चापरे द्विजाः
pradhānahomaṃ kurvīta saptadravyairyathākramam ācāryātpādamardhaṃ vā juhuyuścāpare dvijāḥ
He should perform the principal oblation with the seven substances in due order; and the other twice-born should offer a quarter or a half of (what) the ācārya (offers).
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SiP 7.2 36.26
प्रधानमेकमेवात्र जुहुयादथ वा गुरुः पूर्वं पूर्णाहुतिं हुत्वा घृतेनाष्टोत्तरं शतम्
pradhānamekamevātra juhuyādatha vā guruḥ pūrvaṃ pūrṇāhutiṃ hutvā ghṛtenāṣṭottaraṃ śatam
Or else the guru alone should offer the principal (oblation) here, having first offered the full oblation (pūrṇāhuti) with ghee one hundred and eight times.
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SiP 7.2 36.27
मूर्ध्नि मूलेन लिंगस्य शिवहस्तं प्रविन्यसेत् शतमर्धं तदर्धं वा क्रमाद्द्रव्यैश्च सप्तभिः
mūrdhni mūlena liṃgasya śivahastaṃ pravinyaset śatamardhaṃ tadardhaṃ vā kramāddravyaiśca saptabhiḥ
With the root-mantra he should place the Śiva-hand upon the head of the liṅga — a hundred (times), or half, or half of that — and in order with the seven substances.
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SiP 7.2 36.28
हुत्वाहुत्वा स्पृशेल्लिंगं वेदिकां च पुनः पुनः पूर्णाहुतिं ततो हुत्वा क्रमाद्दद्याच्च दक्षिणाम्
hutvāhutvā spṛśelliṃgaṃ vedikāṃ ca punaḥ punaḥ pūrṇāhutiṃ tato hutvā kramāddadyācca dakṣiṇām
Offering again and again, he should touch the liṅga and the altar repeatedly; then, having offered the full oblation, he should in order give the fee.
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SiP 7.2 36.29
आचार्यात्पादमर्धं वा होत्ःणां स्थपतेरपि तदर्धं देयमन्येभ्यः सदस्येभ्यश्च शक्तितः
ācāryātpādamardhaṃ vā hotḥṇāṃ sthapaterapi tadardhaṃ deyamanyebhyaḥ sadasyebhyaśca śaktitaḥ
A quarter or a half of (what is given to) the ācārya (should be given) to the offerers and also to the architect; half of that is to be given to the others and to the members of the assembly, according to ability.
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SiP 7.2 36.30
ततः श्वभ्रे वृषं हैमं कूर्चं वापि निवेश्य च मृदंभसा पञ्चगव्यैः पुनः शुद्धजलेन च
tataḥ śvabhre vṛṣaṃ haimaṃ kūrcaṃ vāpi niveśya ca mṛdaṃbhasā pañcagavyaiḥ punaḥ śuddhajalena ca
Then, having placed in the pit a golden bull, or else a kūrca (bundle of grass), and (having cleansed it) with clay and water, with the five products of the cow, and again with pure water —
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SiP 7.2 36.31
शोधितां चंदनालिप्तां श्वभ्रे ब्रह्मशिलां क्षिपेत् करन्यासं ततः कृत्वा नवभिः शक्तिनामभिः
śodhitāṃ caṃdanāliptāṃ śvabhre brahmaśilāṃ kṣipet karanyāsaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā navabhiḥ śaktināmabhiḥ
he should cast into the pit the Brahmā-slab, purified and smeared with sandal; then, having performed the placing on the hands with the nine names of the Śakti(s) —
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SiP 7.2 36.32
हरितालादिधातूंश्च बीजगंधौषधैरपि शिवशास्त्रोक्तविधिना क्षिपेद्ब्रह्मशिलोपरि
haritālādidhātūṃśca bījagaṃdhauṣadhairapi śivaśāstroktavidhinā kṣipedbrahmaśilopari
and the metals/minerals beginning with yellow orpiment, together with seeds, aromatics and herbs, he should cast (them) upon the Brahmā-slab by the rule stated in the Śaiva scripture.
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SiP 7.2 36.33
प्रतिलिंगं तु संस्थाप्य क्षीरं वृक्षसमुद्भवम् स्थितं बुद्ध्वा तदुत्सृज्य लिंगं ब्रह्मशिलोपरि
pratiliṃgaṃ tu saṃsthāpya kṣīraṃ vṛkṣasamudbhavam sthitaṃ buddhvā tadutsṛjya liṃgaṃ brahmaśilopari
But having set up a substitute liṅga, and having understood that the milk produced from a tree is settled (in place), he should release it and (set) the liṅga upon the Brahmā-slab.
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SiP 7.2 36.34
प्रागुदक्प्रवरां किंचित्स्थापयेन्मूलविद्यया पिंडिकां चाथ संयोज्य शाक्तं मूलमनुस्मरन्
prāgudakpravarāṃ kiṃcitsthāpayenmūlavidyayā piṃḍikāṃ cātha saṃyojya śāktaṃ mūlamanusmaran
He should set (it) up with the root-vidyā, (inclining it) slightly with its best (side) to the east or north; and then, joining the pedestal, recalling the root-mantra of the Śakti —
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SiP 7.2 36.35
बन्धनं बंधकद्रव्यैः कृत्वा स्थानं विशोध्य च दत्त्वा चार्घ्यं च पुष्पाणि कुर्युर्यवनिकां पुनः
bandhanaṃ baṃdhakadravyaiḥ kṛtvā sthānaṃ viśodhya ca dattvā cārghyaṃ ca puṣpāṇi kuryuryavanikāṃ punaḥ
having made the fastening with the binding substances and having purified the place, and having offered the water-offering and flowers, they should again make the curtain.
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SiP 7.2 36.36
यथायोग्यं निषेकादि लिंगस्य पुरतस्तदा आनीय शयनस्थानात्कलशान्विन्यसेत्क्रमात्
yathāyogyaṃ niṣekādi liṃgasya puratastadā ānīya śayanasthānātkalaśānvinyasetkramāt
Then, (having done) the sprinkling and the rest as is fitting, in front of the liṅga, he should bring the jars from the resting-place and set them down in order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.37
महापूजामथारभ्य संपूज्य कलशान्दश शिवमंत्रमनुस्मृत्य शिवकुंभजलांतरे
mahāpūjāmathārabhya saṃpūjya kalaśāndaśa śivamaṃtramanusmṛtya śivakuṃbhajalāṃtare
Then, beginning the great worship, having fully worshipped the ten jars, recalling the Śiva-mantra, within the water of the Śiva-jar —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.38
अंगुष्ठानामिकायोगादादाय तमुदीरयेत् न्यसेदीशानभागस्य मध्ये लिंगस्य मंत्रवित्
aṃguṣṭhānāmikāyogādādāya tamudīrayet nyasedīśānabhāgasya madhye liṃgasya maṃtravit
by joining thumb and ring-finger he should take it up and utter it; the knower of mantras should place (it) in the middle of the northeast portion of the liṅga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.39
५९३अ शक्तिं न्यसेत्तथा विद्यां विद्येशांश्च यथाक्रमम् लिङ्गमूले शिवजलैस्ततो लिंगं निषेचयेत्
593a śaktiṃ nyasettathā vidyāṃ vidyeśāṃśca yathākramam liṅgamūle śivajalaistato liṃgaṃ niṣecayet
He should likewise place the Śakti, the Vidyā and the Lords of Knowledge, in due order, at the base of the liṅga; then he should sprinkle the liṅga with the Śiva-waters.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.40
वर्धन्यां पिंडिकालिंगं विद्येशकलशैः पुनः अभिषिच्यासनं पश्चादाधाराद्यं प्रकल्पयेत्
vardhanyāṃ piṃḍikāliṃgaṃ vidyeśakalaśaiḥ punaḥ abhiṣicyāsanaṃ paścādādhārādyaṃ prakalpayet
Having again bathed the pedestal-and-liṅga with the vardhanī and with the jars of the Lords of Knowledge, he should thereafter prepare the seat, beginning with the support.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.41
कृत्वा पञ्चकलान्यासं दीप्तं लिंगमनुस्मरेत् आवाहयेच्छिवौ साक्षात्प्राञ्जलिः प्रागुदङ्मुखः
kṛtvā pañcakalānyāsaṃ dīptaṃ liṃgamanusmaret āvāhayecchivau sākṣātprāñjaliḥ prāgudaṅmukhaḥ
Having performed the placing of the five kalās, he should meditate on the liṅga as blazing; facing east or north with joined palms, he should invoke the two, Śiva (and Śakti), in person.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.42
वृषाधिराजमारुह्य विमानं वा नभस्तलात् अलंकृतं सहायांतं देव्या देवमनुस्मरन् सर्वाभरणशोभाढ्यं सर्वमंगलनिस्वनैः
vṛṣādhirājamāruhya vimānaṃ vā nabhastalāt alaṃkṛtaṃ sahāyāṃtaṃ devyā devamanusmaran sarvābharaṇaśobhāḍhyaṃ sarvamaṃgalanisvanaiḥ
(Let him) call the god to mind, mounted on the bull-king, or (coming) on an aerial chariot from the vault of the sky, adorned, together with the Goddess at his side, resplendent with all ornaments, amid all auspicious sounds—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.43
ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशार्कशक्राद्यैर्देवदानवैः आनंदक्लिन्नसर्वांगैर्विन्यस्तांजलिमस्तकैः
brahmaviṣṇumaheśārkaśakrādyairdevadānavaiḥ ānaṃdaklinnasarvāṃgairvinyastāṃjalimastakaiḥ
—(surrounded) by Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Maheśa, the Sun, Indra and the other gods and demons, all their limbs moist (with tears) of bliss, their joined palms placed upon their heads,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.44
स्तुवद्भिरेव नृत्यद्भिर्नामद्भिरभितो वृतम् ततः पञ्चोपचारांश्च कृत्वा पूजां समापयेत्
stuvadbhireva nṛtyadbhirnāmadbhirabhito vṛtam tataḥ pañcopacārāṃśca kṛtvā pūjāṃ samāpayet
—by those praising, dancing, and bowing, encircled on every side. Then, having performed the five services, let him conclude the worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.45
नातः परतरः कश्चिद्विधिः पञ्चोपचारकात् प्रतिष्ठां लिंगवत्कुर्यात्प्रतिमास्वपि सर्वतः
nātaḥ parataraḥ kaścidvidhiḥ pañcopacārakāt pratiṣṭhāṃ liṃgavatkuryātpratimāsvapi sarvataḥ
There is no rite higher than this one of the five services. He should perform the installation as with a liṅga in the case of images too, in every respect.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.46
लक्षणोद्धारसमये कार्यं नयनमोचनम् जलाधिवासे शयने शाययेत्तान्त्वधोमुखीम्
lakṣaṇoddhārasamaye kāryaṃ nayanamocanam jalādhivāse śayane śāyayettāntvadhomukhīm
At the time of drawing out the (eye-)marks the opening of the eyes is to be done; in the water-repose and the bed-repose he should lay it (the image) face downward.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 36.47
कुम्भोदशायितां मंत्रैर्हृदि तां सन्नियोजयेत् कृतालयां परामाहुः प्रतिष्ठामकृतालयात्
kumbhodaśāyitāṃ maṃtrairhṛdi tāṃ sanniyojayet kṛtālayāṃ parāmāhuḥ pratiṣṭhāmakṛtālayāt
Having laid it in the water of the jar, he should join it to the heart with the mantras. They call installation where a temple has been built superior to that where no temple has been built.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 36.48
शक्तः कृतालयः पश्चात्प्रतिष्ठाविधिमाचरेत् अशक्तश्चेत्प्रतिष्ठाप्य लिंगं बेरमथापि वा
śaktaḥ kṛtālayaḥ paścātpratiṣṭhāvidhimācaret aśaktaścetpratiṣṭhāpya liṃgaṃ beramathāpi vā
One who is able, having built a temple, should afterwards carry out the rite of installation; but if unable, having installed the liṅga or else the image,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.49
शक्तेरनुगुणं पश्चात्प्रकुर्वीत शिवालयम् गृहार्चां च पुनर्वक्ष्ये प्रतिष्ठाविधिमुत्तमम्
śakteranuguṇaṃ paścātprakurvīta śivālayam gṛhārcāṃ ca punarvakṣye pratiṣṭhāvidhimuttamam
he should afterwards make a temple of Śiva in proportion to his ability. And I shall speak again of domestic worship, (and of) the excellent rite of installation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.50
कृत्वा कनीयसंबेरं लिंगं वा लक्षणान्वितम् अयने चोत्तरे प्राप्ते शुक्लपक्शे शुभे दिने
kṛtvā kanīyasaṃberaṃ liṃgaṃ vā lakṣaṇānvitam ayane cottare prāpte śuklapakśe śubhe dine
Having made a smaller image, or a liṅga possessed of the (proper) marks, when the northern course (of the sun) has arrived, in the bright fortnight, on an auspicious day,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.51
देवीं कृत्वा शुभे देशे तत्राब्जं पूर्ववल्लिखेत् विकीर्य पत्रपुष्पाद्यैर्मध्ये कुंभं निधाय च
devīṃ kṛtvā śubhe deśe tatrābjaṃ pūrvavallikhet vikīrya patrapuṣpādyairmadhye kuṃbhaṃ nidhāya ca
having made the platform in an auspicious place, he should there draw a lotus as before; and having scattered leaves, flowers and the rest, and set a jar in the middle,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 36.52
परितस्तस्य चतुरः कलशान् दिक्षु विन्यसेत् पञ्च ब्रह्माणि तद्बीजैस्तेषु पञ्चसु पञ्चभिः
paritastasya caturaḥ kalaśān dikṣu vinyaset pañca brahmāṇi tadbījaisteṣu pañcasu pañcabhiḥ
he should place four pitchers around it in the (four) directions, and with their five seed-syllables (place) the five Brahmans in those five,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.53
न्यस्य संपूज्य मुद्रादि दर्शयित्वाभिरक्ष्य च विशोध्य लिंगं बेरं वा मृत्तोयाद्यैर्यथा पुरा
nyasya saṃpūjya mudrādi darśayitvābhirakṣya ca viśodhya liṃgaṃ beraṃ vā mṛttoyādyairyathā purā
and having placed and worshipped them, having shown the mudrās and so on and made the protection, and having purified the liṅga or the image with earth, water and the rest as before,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.54
स्थापयेत्पुष्पसंछन्नमुत्तरस्थे वरासने निधाय पुष्पं शिरसि प्रोक्षयेत्प्रोक्षणीजलैः
sthāpayetpuṣpasaṃchannamuttarasthe varāsane nidhāya puṣpaṃ śirasi prokṣayetprokṣaṇījalaiḥ
he should set it, covered with flowers, on an excellent seat placed to the north; and having laid a flower on its head, he should sprinkle it with the sprinkling-waters.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.55
समभ्यर्च्य पुनः पुष्पैर्जयशब्दादिपूर्वकम् कुम्भैरीशानविद्यांतैः स्नापयेन्मूलविद्यया
samabhyarcya punaḥ puṣpairjayaśabdādipūrvakam kumbhairīśānavidyāṃtaiḥ snāpayenmūlavidyayā
Having worshipped it again with flowers, preceded by cries of 'Victory!' and the like, he should bathe it with the jars, with (the mantras) ending in the Īśāna formula, (and) with the root formula.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.56
ततः पञ्चकलान्यासं कृत्वा पूजां च पूर्ववत् नित्यमाराधयेत्तत्र देव्या देवं त्रिलोचनम्
tataḥ pañcakalānyāsaṃ kṛtvā pūjāṃ ca pūrvavat nityamārādhayettatra devyā devaṃ trilocanam
Then, having performed the placing of the five parts (kalās) and the worship as before, he should there daily worship the three-eyed God together with the Goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.57
एकमेवाथ वा कुंभं मूर्तिमन्त्रसमन्वितम् न्यस्य पद्मांतरे सर्वं शेषं पूर्ववदाचरेत्
ekamevātha vā kuṃbhaṃ mūrtimantrasamanvitam nyasya padmāṃtare sarvaṃ śeṣaṃ pūrvavadācaret
Or else, having placed a single jar endowed with the mantra of the (divine) form within the lotus, he should perform all the rest as before.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.58
अत्यंतोपहतं लिंगं विशोध्य स्थापयेत्पुनः संप्रोक्षयेदुपहतमनागुपहतं यजेत्
atyaṃtopahataṃ liṃgaṃ viśodhya sthāpayetpunaḥ saṃprokṣayedupahatamanāgupahataṃ yajet
A liṅga that has been utterly damaged he should purify and install again; one (merely) damaged he should sprinkle; one that is undamaged he should worship (as it is).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.59
लिंगानि बाणसंज्ञानि स्थापनीयानि वा न वा तानि पूर्वं शिवेनैव संस्कृतानि यतस्ततः
liṃgāni bāṇasaṃjñāni sthāpanīyāni vā na vā tāni pūrvaṃ śivenaiva saṃskṛtāni yatastataḥ
Liṅgas called bāṇa may or may not be installed, since they have already been consecrated by Śiva himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.60
शेषाणि स्थापनीयानि यानि दृष्टानि बाणवत् स्वयमुद्भूतलिंगे च दिव्ये चार्षे तथैव च
śeṣāṇi sthāpanīyāni yāni dṛṣṭāni bāṇavat svayamudbhūtaliṃge ca divye cārṣe tathaiva ca
The rest are to be installed—those which are seen (to be) like the bāṇa (liṅgas), and in the case of a self-arisen liṅga, and a divine one, and likewise one of the sages—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 36.61
५९३ब् अपीठे पीठमावेश्य कृत्वा संप्रोक्षणं विधिम् यजेत्तत्र शिवं तेषां प्रतिष्ठा न विधीयते
593b apīṭhe pīṭhamāveśya kṛtvā saṃprokṣaṇaṃ vidhim yajettatra śivaṃ teṣāṃ pratiṣṭhā na vidhīyate
when there is no pedestal, having fitted a pedestal (to it) and performed the rite of sprinkling, he should worship Śiva there; for them no installation is prescribed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.62
दग्धं श्लथं क्षतांगं च क्षिपेल्लिंगं जलाशये संधानयोग्यं संधाय प्रतिष्ठाविधिमाचरेत्
dagdhaṃ ślathaṃ kṣatāṃgaṃ ca kṣipelliṃgaṃ jalāśaye saṃdhānayogyaṃ saṃdhāya pratiṣṭhāvidhimācaret
A liṅga that is burnt, loosened, or damaged in its parts he should cast into a body of water; if it is fit for joining, having joined it he should perform the rite of installation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.63
बेराद्वा विकलाल्लिंगाद्देवपूजापुरस्सरम् उद्वास्य हृदि संधानं त्यागं वा युक्तमाचरेत्
berādvā vikalālliṃgāddevapūjāpurassaram udvāsya hṛdi saṃdhānaṃ tyāgaṃ vā yuktamācaret
Or, from an image or from a defective liṅga, preceded by worship of the god, having removed (the deity) into (his own) heart, he should duly perform either the joining or the abandonment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.64
एकाहपूजाविहतौ कुर्याद्द्विगुणमर्चनम् द्विरात्रे च महापूजां संप्रोक्षणमतः परम्
ekāhapūjāvihatau kuryāddviguṇamarcanam dvirātre ca mahāpūjāṃ saṃprokṣaṇamataḥ param
If the worship is interrupted for one day, he should perform worship twice over; and in the case of two nights, a great worship; beyond that, the sprinkling rite.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.65
मासादूर्ध्वमनेकाहं पूजा यदि विहन्यते प्रतिष्ठा प्रोच्यते कैश्चित्कैश्चित्संप्रोक्षणक्रमः
māsādūrdhvamanekāhaṃ pūjā yadi vihanyate pratiṣṭhā procyate kaiścitkaiścitsaṃprokṣaṇakramaḥ
If the worship is interrupted for several days, beyond a month, installation is prescribed by some, and by others the procedure of sprinkling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.66
संप्रोक्षणे तु लिंगादेर्देवमुद्वास्य पूर्ववत् अष्टपञ्चक्रमेणैव स्नापयित्वा मृदंभसा
saṃprokṣaṇe tu liṃgāderdevamudvāsya pūrvavat aṣṭapañcakrameṇaiva snāpayitvā mṛdaṃbhasā
But in the sprinkling rite, having removed the god from the liṅga and so forth as before, having bathed (it) by the sequence of the eight and the five with earth and water,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.67
गवां रसैश्च संस्नाप्य दर्भतोयैर्विशोध्य च प्रोक्षयेत्प्रोक्षणीतोयैर्मूलेनाष्टोत्तरं शतम्
gavāṃ rasaiśca saṃsnāpya darbhatoyairviśodhya ca prokṣayetprokṣaṇītoyairmūlenāṣṭottaraṃ śatam
and having bathed (it) with the products of the cow and purified it with darbha-water, he should sprinkle it with the water of the sprinkling-vessel with the root-mantra one hundred and eight times.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.68
सपुष्पं सकुशं पाणिं न्यस्य लिंगस्य मस्तके पञ्चवारं जपेन्मूलमष्टोत्तरशतं ततः
sapuṣpaṃ sakuśaṃ pāṇiṃ nyasya liṃgasya mastake pañcavāraṃ japenmūlamaṣṭottaraśataṃ tataḥ
Having placed his hand, with flowers and with kuśa, on the head of the liṅga, he should recite the root-mantra five times, then one hundred and eight times.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.69
ततो मूलेन मूर्धादिपीठांतं संस्पृशेदपि पूजां च महतीं कुर्याद्देवमावाह्य पूर्ववत्
tato mūlena mūrdhādipīṭhāṃtaṃ saṃspṛśedapi pūjāṃ ca mahatīṃ kuryāddevamāvāhya pūrvavat
Then with the root-mantra he should also touch (it) from the top down to the pedestal, and he should perform a great worship, having invoked the god as before.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 36.70
अलब्धे स्थापिते लिंगे शिवस्थाने जले ऽथ वा वह्नौ रवौ तथा व्योम्नि भगवंतं शिवं यजेत्
alabdhe sthāpite liṃge śivasthāne jale 'tha vā vahnau ravau tathā vyomni bhagavaṃtaṃ śivaṃ yajet
When no established liṅga is obtainable, he should worship the Lord Śiva in a place of Śiva, or in water, in fire, in the sun, or in the sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition