Shloka 41

पार्थिवार्चाविधिः | Pārthivārcā-vidhi

Procedure for the Earthen Liṅga Worship

Devanagari script

संयोजयेद्वेदिकायामीशानमनुना हरम् । अन्यत्सर्वं विधानं च कुर्य्यात्संक्षेपतः सुधीः

Transliteration

saṃyojayedvedikāyāmīśānamanunā haram | anyatsarvaṃ vidhānaṃ ca kuryyātsaṃkṣepataḥ sudhīḥ

Translation

The wise worshipper should install (unite and seat) Hara upon the altar (vedikā) by means of the Īśāna-mantra; and then, in brief, he should perform all the remaining ritual procedures as prescribed.

Word by Word

• संयोजयेत्: should join/attach
• संयोजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + युज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• वेदिकायाम्: on/in the altar (platform)
• वेदिकायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• ईशानम्: Īśāna (a form/name of Śiva)
• ईशानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनुना: with the (Īśāna) mantra
• अनुना: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); ‘अनु’ = मन्त्र/सूत्र (mantra-form)

• हरम्: Hara (Śiva)
• हरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; apposition to īśānam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अन्यत्: other, remaining
• अन्यत्: Karma (कर्म/Object; with sarvam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनामसदृश-विशेषण (pronominal adjective)

• विधानम्: procedure, rule
• विधानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• संक्षेपतः: briefly, in summary
• संक्षेपतः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: संक्षेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb from noun): ‘-तः’; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सुधीः: the wise person
• सुधीः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the worship-method of Śiva as taught in the Vidyeśvara tradition)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: As this is in the Viśveśvara-saṃhitā, the ritual instruction is naturally read in the light of Kāśī-viśveśvara: Śiva is installed on the vedikā and worshipped by mantra, mirroring Kāśī as the paradigmatic seat where Śiva grants liberation.

Significance: Darśana and worship of Viśveśvara is classically held to bestow mokṣa (especially through Śiva’s anugraha in Kāśī).

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: īśāna-mantra (not quoted in the verse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva is approached through mantra and orderly worship: invoking Hara with the Īśāna mantra establishes the devotee’s connection to Pati (the Lord), after which the remaining rites refine devotion and purity—supporting liberation-oriented Śaiva practice.

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

The verse describes seating/establishing Hara on the ritual altar—an instruction aligned with Saguna worship where Śiva is invoked into the liṅga or worship-seat through mantra (āvāhana/saṃyojana), making the worship tangible and devotional while pointing to the transcendent Lord behind the form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use the Īśāna mantra to invoke and establish Lord Śiva on the vedikā (or liṅga), then complete the remaining steps of pūjā in a concise, disciplined manner—centering the mind on Śiva through mantra-japa and focused ritual attention.