Shloka 39

पार्थिवार्चाविधिः | Pārthivārcā-vidhi

Procedure for the Earthen Liṅga Worship

Devanagari script

ऋचा सद्योजातमिति मृदाहरणमाचरेत् । वामदेवाय इति च जलप्रक्षेपमाचरेत्

Transliteration

ṛcā sadyojātamiti mṛdāharaṇamācaret | vāmadevāya iti ca jalaprakṣepamācaret

Translation

Mit der ṛc, die mit „Sadyojāta…“ beginnt, soll man die Entnahme der heiligen Erde (zur Bereitung von vibhūti) vollziehen. Und mit dem Mantra „Vāmadevāya“ soll man ebenso die Besprengung mit Wasser ausführen.

Word by Word

• ऋचा: with a ṛc (Vedic verse)
• ऋचा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋच्/ऋचा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/3rd case), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• सद्योजातम्: (the mantra) ‘Sadyojāta’
• सद्योजातम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद्योजात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd case), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• इति: thus/“as”
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• मृत्-आहरणम्: bringing/collecting of clay
• मृत्-आहरणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत् (प्रातिपदिक) + आ-हृ (धातु) → आहरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मृदः आहरणम्)

• आचरेत्: should perform
• आचरेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• वामदेवाय: for (the mantra) Vāmadeva / to Vāmadeva
• वामदेवाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान/4th case), एकवचन; Dative singular

• इति: thus/“as”
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• जल-प्रक्षेपम्: sprinkling/throwing of water
• जल-प्रक्षेपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्र-क्षिप् (धातु) → प्रक्षेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जलस्य प्रक्षेपः)

• आचरेत्: should perform
• आचरेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: "sadyojātaṃ prapadyāmi sadyojātāya vai namaḥ" (Sadyojāta-mantra/ṛc; used here for mṛdāharaṇa) ; "vāmadevāya" (Vāmadeva-mantra phrase for jala-prakṣepa)

Type: rudram

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shaiva worship is both inner and outer: purity of intention is supported by sanctifying actions—collecting the earth for bhasma and purifying it with mantra and water—so the devotee approaches Shiva (Pati) with disciplined reverence.

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

Bhasma and water-aspersion are standard preparatory acts before Linga-puja; by invoking Sadyojāta and Vāmadeva (faces/aspects of Shiva in the Panchabrahma), the devotee treats the Linga as Saguna Shiva present for worship while remembering His transcendent nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use the “Sadyojāta” mantra while taking the earth/clay for bhasma preparation, and chant “Vāmadevāya” while sprinkling water for purification—linking each physical step to Shiva-mantra awareness.