Shloka 17

पार्थिवार्चाविधिः | Pārthivārcā-vidhi

Procedure for the Earthen Liṅga Worship

Devanagari script

मंत्रेण यामिषुमिति न्यासं कुर्य्याच्छिवस्य च । अध्यवोचदिति प्रेम्णाधिवासं मनुनाचरेत्

Transliteration

maṃtreṇa yāmiṣumiti nyāsaṃ kuryyācchivasya ca | adhyavocaditi premṇādhivāsaṃ manunācaret

Translation

بالمَنترَا التي تبدأ بـ «yāmiṣum…» ينبغي إجراء النْياسا (nyāsa) لسيّدنا شيفا. ثم، بمحبةٍ وتعبّد، يُقام الأدهيفاسا (adhivāsa)، أي الاستدعاء التكريسي، بالمَنترَا التي تبدأ بـ «adhyavocad…».

Word by Word

• mantreṇa: with the mantra
• mantreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instr), एकवचन

• yāmiṣum: “yāmiṣum” (mantra-word)
• yāmiṣum: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāmiṣum (मन्त्र-पद/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: मन्त्र-उद्धरण (quoted mantra segment), अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः

• iti: thus
• iti: Uddhāraṇa (उद्धारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• nyāsam: nyāsa (ritual placement)
• nyāsam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन

• kuryāt: should perform
• kuryāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• śivasya: of Śiva
• śivasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Gen), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• adhyavocat: (he) recited; uttered
• adhyavocat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: adhi-ava-vac (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (aorist), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• iti: thus
• iti: Uddhāraṇa (उद्धारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात

• premṇā: with affection; lovingly
• premṇā: Hetu/Karaṇa (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: preman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instr), एकवचन

• adhivāsam: adhivāsa (ritual consecration/perfuming)
• adhivāsam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhivāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन

• manunā: with the mantra (manu)
• manunā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instr), एकवचन; अत्र 'मन्त्रेण' इत्यर्थे

• ācaret: should perform; should practice
• ācaret: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-car (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: yāmiṣum… (nyāsa-mantra); adhyavocad… (adhivāsa-mantra)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva-worship becomes inwardly effective when mantra is consciously installed (nyāsa) and the rite is performed with premā (devotional love), aligning body, speech, and mind with Śiva’s presence.

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

Nyāsa and adhivāsa are preparatory rites that sanctify the worshipper and the act of pūjā, making the external worship of Śiva (including Liṅga worship) a focused invocation of Saguna Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Śiva-mantra nyāsa using the specified mantra, then do adhivāsa (consecratory invocation) with the next mantra—ideally with steady attention and devotion before beginning the main Śiva-pūjā.