Shloka 45

पार्थिवार्चाविधिः | Pārthivārcā-vidhi

Procedure for the Earthen Liṅga Worship

Devanagari script

इत्यपि प्रोक्तमादृत्य वैदिकक्रमपूजनम् । प्रोच्यतेन्यविधिः सम्यक्साधारणतया द्विजः

Transliteration

ityapi proktamādṛtya vaidikakramapūjanam | procyatenyavidhiḥ samyaksādhāraṇatayā dvijaḥ

Translation

Thus, having respectfully accepted what has been stated regarding worship in the Vedic sequence, O twice-born one, I shall now explain another procedure—clearly and in a general form—for proper practice.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle: 'thus')

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (also)

• प्रोक्तम्: (that which is) stated
• प्रोक्तम्: Karma (कर्म/thing stated)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'said/declared'

• आदृत्य: having duly accepted
• आदृत्य: Kriyā (क्रिया-सहायक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-दृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive): 'having respected/accepted'

• वैदिक-क्रम-पूजनम्: Vedic-order worship
• वैदिक-क्रम-पूजनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदिक (प्रातिपदिक) + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (vaidika-krama-pūjanam: 'worship according to Vedic sequence')

• प्रोच्यते: is taught
• प्रोच्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense): 'is taught/said'

• अन्य-विधिः: another method
• अन्य-विधिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: अन्यः विधिः (another procedure)

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'properly/correctly')

• साधारणतया: in a general way
• साधारणतया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधारणता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; भाववाचक-नाम (in a general/common manner)

• द्विजः: O twice-born (brāhmaṇa)
• द्विजः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थेऽपि प्रयुज्यते (often used as address)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that Shiva-worship (especially Linga-pūjā) can be taught in both a strict Vedic sequence and also in a clear, broadly applicable method—so that sincere devotees can practice correctly with reverence.

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

By introducing an “another procedure” after the Vedic order, the text supports accessible Saguna worship of Shiva (as the Linga), where devotion and correctness of method are preserved even when the full Vedic sequence is not followed.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse signals a transition to a practical, general pūjā-vidhi—typically including orderly offerings, mantra-japa, and disciplined worship—so the practitioner can perform Shiva-pūjā properly even outside elaborate Vedic rites.