पार्थिवार्चाविधिः | Pārthivārcā-vidhi
Procedure for the Earthen Liṅga Worship
मधुखंडस्नपनं प्रोक्तमिति पंचामृतं स्मृतम् । अथवा पाद्यमंत्रेण स्नानं पंचामृतेन च
madhukhaṃḍasnapanaṃ proktamiti paṃcāmṛtaṃ smṛtam | athavā pādyamaṃtreṇa snānaṃ paṃcāmṛtena ca
ការស្នានដោយទឹកឃ្មុំ និងស្ករ ត្រូវបានប្រកាសថា នេះហៅថា «បញ្ចាម្រឹត» (ទឹកអម្រឹតប្រាំ)។ ឬម្យ៉ាងទៀត សូមធ្វើស្នានបរិសុទ្ធដោយមន្ត្រ «បាទ្យ» ហើយស្នានជាមួយបញ្ចាម្រឹតផងដែរ។
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: General liṅga-abhiseka instruction; pañcāmṛta-snāna is presented as a standard upacāra rather than tied to a single kṣetra.
Significance: Pañcāmṛta abhiṣeka is held to bestow puṇya, remove mala (impurity) and cultivate bhakti-sāttvika sweetness before Śiva.
Mantra: पाद्यमन्त्रेण स्नानं…
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
It teaches that loving, pure offerings—especially pañcāmṛta abhiṣeka—are a direct, saguna mode of devotion to Shiva, where ritual purity and heartfelt bhakti become a means for inner purification and grace.
The verse describes prescribed substances and mantras for bathing the Shiva-linga, emphasizing that Shiva is approached in a worshipable form (saguna) through abhiṣeka, where the devotee’s reverence is expressed through sanctified offerings.
Perform Shiva-linga abhiṣeka using pañcāmṛta (including honey and sugar) and/or while reciting the pādya-mantra; inwardly, maintain devotion and remembrance of Shiva as Pati (the Lord) who grants purification and liberation.