Shloka 15

पार्थिवार्चाविधिः | Pārthivārcā-vidhi

Procedure for the Earthen Liṅga Worship

Devanagari script

भक्तितस्तत एतत्ते रुद्रा येति च मंत्रतः । आसनं रमणीयं वै दद्याद्वैदिकमार्गकृत्

Transliteration

bhaktitastata etatte rudrā yeti ca maṃtrataḥ | āsanaṃ ramaṇīyaṃ vai dadyādvaidikamārgakṛt

Translation

Then, with devotion, reciting the mantra “Rudrāya” (“unto Rudra/Śiva”), the follower of the Vedic path should indeed offer a beautiful seat (āsana) in worship.

Word by Word

• भक्तितः: out of devotion / by devotion
• भक्तितः: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb), ‘भक्त्या/भक्तेः कारणेन’ (from devotion)

• ततः: then / thereafter
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereafter)

• एतत्: this (thing)
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive) एकवचन; enclitic ‘ते’ = ‘तव/ते’ (your)

• रुद्र: O Rudra
• रुद्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• या: “yā” (mantra word)
• या: Upapada (उपपद/मन्त्र-उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: या (अव्यय; मन्त्रपाठ-शब्द)
• Form: मन्त्रपाठे प्रयुक्त अव्यय/पद (quoted mantra-word)

• इति: thus / “...”
• इति: Upapada (उपपद/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक (quotative)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• मन्त्रतः: by the mantra / as per the mantra
• मन्त्रतः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb), ‘मन्त्रेण/मन्त्रात्’ (by/according to the mantra)

• आसनम्: a seat
• आसनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• रमणीयम्: pleasant / beautiful
• रमणीयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रमणीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘आसनम्’)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चय/खल्वर्थक (indeed)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; ‘he should give’

• वैदिकमार्गकृत्: one who follows the Vedic path
• वैदिकमार्गकृत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदिक-मार्ग-कृत् (प्रातिपदिक; कृत्=कृ धातोः कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन; कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त ‘कृत्’ (agent noun), समासः: वैदिकस्य मार्गस्य कर्ता (one who follows/makes the Vedic path)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Offering āsana is an upacāra that ritually acknowledges Śiva’s sovereign presence; it trains the paśu (devotee) into disciplined devotion, preparing for grace.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: rudrāya …

Type: rudram

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion (bhakti) must be united with mantra and proper upacāra: honoring Śiva as Rudra and offering āsana cultivates reverence, inner steadiness, and receptivity to Śiva’s grace.

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

Offering āsana is a standard upacāra in saguna worship—treating the Liṅga as the living presence of Rudra. The mantra ‘Rudrāya’ fixes the mind on Śiva’s personal, worshipable form while acknowledging His supreme divinity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform pūjā in Vedic order: recite ‘Rudrāya’ as a mantra and offer a clean, pleasing seat (āsana) to Śiva—externally in ritual and internally by establishing a steady, respectful posture and focused mind.