Shloka 40

पार्थिवार्चाविधिः | Pārthivārcā-vidhi

Procedure for the Earthen Liṅga Worship

Devanagari script

अघोरेण च मंत्रेण लिंगनिर्माणमाचरेत् । तत्पुरुषाय मंत्रेणाह्वानं कुर्याद्यथाविधि

Transliteration

aghoreṇa ca maṃtreṇa liṃganirmāṇamācaret | tatpuruṣāya maṃtreṇāhvānaṃ kuryādyathāvidhi

Translation

With the Aghora mantra one should perform the making and consecrated formation of the Śiva-liṅga; and with the Tatpuruṣa mantra one should invoke the Lord in the prescribed manner.

Word by Word

• अघोरेण: with (the mantra) Aghora
• अघोरेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अघोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

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

• मन्त्रेण: by/with the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• लिङ्ग-निर्माणम्: construction/formation of the liṅga
• लिङ्ग-निर्माणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + निर्-मा (धातु) → निर्माण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (लिङ्गस्य निर्माणम्)

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

• तत्पुरुषाय: for (the mantra) Tatpuruṣa
• तत्पुरुषाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; Dative singular

• मन्त्रेण: by/with the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• आह्वानम्: invocation
• आह्वानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ-ह्वा (धातु) → आह्वान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• यथा-विधि: according to the prescribed rule
• यथा-विधि: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Aghoramūrti

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: "aghorebhyo'tha ghorebhyo namo namaḥ" (Aghora-mantra; used here for liṅga-nirmāṇa) ; "tatpuruṣāya" (Tatpuruṣa-mantra phrase for āhvāna)

Type: rudram

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Saguna worship of Śiva is not arbitrary: the liṅga is approached through mantra-śakti and prescribed order, aligning the devotee’s body-mind with Śiva’s auspicious presence for purification and grace (anugraha).

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

The verse explicitly connects liṅga-related worship to the Pañcabrahma stream of mantras—Aghora for the sanctified formation of the liṅga and Tatpuruṣa for āhvāna (invocation)—showing the liṅga as a ritually awakened seat of Śiva’s manifest presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It indicates mantra-guided practice: perform liṅga-nirmāṇa with the Aghora mantra and then invoke Śiva with the Tatpuruṣa mantra, following yathāvidhi (scriptural procedure) as part of liṅga-pūjā and pratiṣṭhā discipline.