Shloka 23

पार्थिवार्चाविधिः | Pārthivārcā-vidhi

Procedure for the Earthen Liṅga Worship

Devanagari script

मानस्तोके इति प्रेम्णा मंत्रेण कटिबंधनम् । नमो धृष्णवे इति वा उत्तरीयं च धापयेत्

Transliteration

mānastoke iti premṇā maṃtreṇa kaṭibaṃdhanam | namo dhṛṣṇave iti vā uttarīyaṃ ca dhāpayet

Translation

With loving devotion, he should tie the waist-band while reciting the mantra “mānastoke”; then, reciting “namo dhṛṣṇave” (or that mantra), he should properly place the upper cloth (uttarīya) upon himself.

Word by Word

• मानस्तोके: in/with the (words) ‘mānastoke’
• मानस्तोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानस्तोके (मन्त्रपद/प्रातिपदिक-रूप)
• Form: मन्त्रपद; सप्तमी (7), एकवचन (पाठ-रूपे ‘मानस्तोके’ इति)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उक्तिसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय

• प्रेम्णा: with devotion/love
• प्रेम्णा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• मन्त्रेण: with the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• कटिबन्धनम्: waist-tying (girding)
• कटिबन्धनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कटि (प्रातिपदिक) + बन्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कटेः बन्धनम्)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपात/अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; नमस्कारार्थक (salutation particle)

• धृष्णवे: to Dhṛṣṇu (a divine epithet)
• धृष्णवे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उक्तिसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय

• उत्तरीयम्: upper garment
• उत्तरीयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तरीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• धापयेत्: should place/put on
• धापयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; causative sense in context ‘cause to put/place’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-worship procedure to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that even preparatory acts—like tying the waist-cloth and arranging the upper garment—become sacred when done with premā (devotional love) and mantra, aligning the body and mind for Shiva’s worship.

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

This is part of the external purity and readiness (ācāra) expected before approaching Saguna Shiva in Linga-worship; disciplined attire supports steadiness, reverence, and focused offering to the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple ritual practice: dress mindfully for puja—tie the waist-band and place the uttarīya while reciting the given mantras, cultivating devotion and one-pointedness before beginning Shiva’s worship.