Shloka 57
पार्थिवार्चाविधिः | Pārthivārcā-vidhi
Procedure for the Earthen Liṅga Worship
अज्ञानाद्यदि वा ज्ञानाज्जप पूजादिकं मया । कृतं तदस्तु सफलं कृपया तव शंकर
ajñānādyadi vā jñānājjapa pūjādikaṃ mayā | kṛtaṃ tadastu saphalaṃ kṛpayā tava śaṃkara
يا شانكرا، سواء فعلتُ الجَپا (japa) والبوجا (pūjā) وسائر أعمال العبادة عن جهلٍ أو عن معرفةٍ صادقة، فبرحمتك اجعل كل ما فعلتُ مثمرًا تامًّا.
Suta Goswami (narrating a devotional prayer within the Vidyeshvara Samhita context)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Significance: General: emphasizes that ritual acts (japa/pūjā) bear fruit only when sealed by Śiva’s grace—core Siddhānta soteriology.
Mantra: अज्ञानाद्यदि वा ज्ञानाज्जप पूजादिकं मया । कृतं तदस्तु सफलं कृपया तव शंकर
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that the true completion (siddhi) of japa and pūjā depends on Śiva’s anugraha (grace); even imperfect practice, done with devotion, becomes fruitful when offered to Pati (Lord Śiva).
Linga/Saguṇa worship emphasizes offering one’s actions—mantra, ārādhana, and services—into Śiva’s presence; this verse is a concluding surrender that asks Śiva to accept and perfect the offering despite the worshipper’s limitations.
Regular japa (especially pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) along with pūjā, concluding with a humble prayer that Śiva, through compassion, make the practice successful—an attitude central to vrata and Mahāśivarātri worship.