शिवलिङ्गमाहात्म्यम्The greatness of the Śiva-liṅga
Verse 24
अयुक्तवेदिकं लिङ्गं युक्तं वेदिकयाऽपि वा । साधकः पूजयेद्भक्त्या स्वाभीष्टफलसिद्धये ॥ २४ ॥
ayuktavēdikaṁ liṅgaṁ yuktaṁ vēdikayā’pi vā | sādhakaḥ pūjayēdbhaktyā svābhīṣṭaphalasiddhayē || 24 ||
Translation
Whether a liṅga is without a vedī or joined to one, the sādhaka should worship it with devotion, for the fruit he desires.
Word by word
- ayukta
- not joined
- vēdikaṁ
- to a vedī
- liṅgaṁ
- a liṅga
- yuktaṁ
- joined
- vēdikayā
- with a vedī
- api
- also
- vā
- or
- sādhakaḥ
- the sādhaka
- pūjayēd
- (pūjayet) should worship
- bhaktyā
- with devotion
- sva
- his own
- abhīṣṭa
- (abhīṣṭa) desired
- phala
- fruit
- siddhayē
- for the attaining
Meaning
A small practical ruling that closes the section. The absence of the base does not stop the worship of a liṅga, so no one need wait for a complete shrine.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 18.