Shloka 63

पार्थिवार्चाविधिः | Pārthivārcā-vidhi

Procedure for the Earthen Liṅga Worship

Devanagari script

ततो गलरवं कृत्वा प्रणमेच्छुचिनम्रधीः । कुर्याद्विज्ञप्तिमादृत्य विसर्जनमथाचरेत्

Transliteration

tato galaravaṃ kṛtvā praṇamecchucinamradhīḥ | kuryādvijñaptimādṛtya visarjanamathācaret

Translation

Then, making a reverential throat-sound (galarava), the pure-minded devotee—humble in understanding—should bow down. With due earnestness he should submit his respectful request, and thereafter perform the formal leave-taking (visarjana) of the worship.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (thereafter)

• गलरवम्: a throat-sound (ritual utterance)
• गलरवम्: कर्म (object of ‘कृत्वा’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गलरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd); एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकाल-क्रिया

• प्रणमेत्: should bow
• प्रणमेत्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√नम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन

• शुचि: pure
• शुचि: कर्ता-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण—(नम्रधीः)

• नम्रधीः: one of humble mind
• नम्रधीः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: नम्र + धी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (नम्रा धीः यस्य/नम्र-धीः); कर्तृपद

• कुर्यात्: should make/do
• कुर्यात्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्; परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन

• विज्ञप्तिम्: a request, submission
• विज्ञप्तिम्: कर्म (object of ‘कुर्यात्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विज्ञप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd); एकवचन

• आदृत्य: having honored/respectfully
• आदृत्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√दृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘आदृत्य’ = having respectfully done/after honoring

• विसर्जनम्: dismissal, concluding rite
• विसर्जनम्: कर्म (object of ‘आचरेत्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विसर्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd); एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (then)

• आचरेत्: should perform
• आचरेत्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन

Speaker

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

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: This is a general pūjā-conclusion instruction: the devotee transitions from presence (āvāhana/arcana) to respectful withdrawal (visarjana), acknowledging the mystery of divine immanence and transcendence.

Significance: Proper conclusion (visarjana) preserves ritual integrity and cultivates humility; the ‘vijñapti’ models personal surrender and ethical self-offering.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion is completed not only by offering, but also by humility and reverent closure—bowing, making a respectful utterance, and formally concluding worship so the mind remains disciplined and God-centered.

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

In Linga/Saguna worship, the deity is approached as present and responsive; therefore one offers a respectful request (vijñapti) and then performs visarjana—ending the rite with courtesy, surrender, and devotional order.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests the concluding steps of puja: a reverential utterance, prostration (praṇāma), a humble petition, and the formal dismissal (visarjana), done with purity and humility—often alongside mantra-japa if already established in the rite.