Shloka 11
पार्थिवार्चाविधिः | Pārthivārcā-vidhi
Procedure for the Earthen Liṅga Worship
नमः शिवाय मंत्रेणार्चनद्र व्यं च प्रोक्षयेत् । भूरसीति च मंत्रेण क्षेत्रसिद्धिं प्रकारयेत्
namaḥ śivāya maṃtreṇārcanadra vyaṃ ca prokṣayet | bhūrasīti ca maṃtreṇa kṣetrasiddhiṃ prakārayet
“ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಯ” ಮಂತ್ರದಿಂದ ಪೂಜಾದ್ರವ್ಯಗಳಿಗೆ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ಷಣ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು. ನಂತರ “ಭೂರಸಿ” ಮಂತ್ರದಿಂದ ಪೂಜಾಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದ ಶುದ್ಧಿ-ಸಿದ್ಧಿಯನ್ನು ವಿಧಿವತ್ತಾಗಿ ಸಾಧಿಸಬೇಕು.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: Kāśī’s kṣetra-siddhi is traditionally tied to mantra, śuddhi, and consecration of space; this verse gives explicit mantras for dravya-prokṣaṇa and kṣetra-siddhi, aligning with Kāśī’s liturgical identity.
Significance: Establishes mantra-based consecration: pañcākṣarī purifies worship materials; ‘bhūr asī’ empowers the ritual field—supporting the doctrine that Śiva’s grace operates through properly sanctified mantra and space.
Mantra: नमः शिवाय । / भूरसीति
Type: panchakshara
Role: teaching
Offering: null
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva-worship is not merely external: mantra makes the offering-fit and the place-fit, aligning the devotee’s action with Śiva’s grace (anugraha) so the rite becomes spiritually efficacious.
In Linga-pūjā (Saguna worship), the purity and ‘readiness’ of substances and space are established through mantra; “Namaḥ Śivāya” sacralizes the upacāras offered to the Linga, while “Bhūr asī” grounds and consecrates the kṣetra where the Linga is worshipped.
Perform mantra-prokṣaṇa: sprinkle the worship items while reciting “Namaḥ Śivāya,” then consecrate the worship area with “Bhūr asī,” treating the space as Śiva’s sanctified field before beginning the main pūjā.