Shloka 7
अवंतीस्थ-ब्राह्मणकथा तथा तृतीय-ज्योतिर्लिङ्गोपाख्यान-प्रस्तावना
Avanti Brahmin Narrative and Prelude to the Third Jyotirliṅga
अग्न्याधानसमायुक्तश्शिवपूजारतस्सदा । पार्थिवीं प्रत्यहं मूर्तिं पूजयामास वै द्विजः
agnyādhānasamāyuktaśśivapūjāratassadā | pārthivīṃ pratyahaṃ mūrtiṃ pūjayāmāsa vai dvijaḥ
ທ່ານພ້ອມດ້ວຍພິທີ «ອັກນະຍາທານະ» ອັນເປັນການຮັກສາໄຟສັກສິດ ແລະອຸທິດຕົນໃນການບູຊາພຣະສິວະເປັນນິດ. ພຣາຫມັນຜູ້ເກີດສອງຄັ້ງນັ້ນ ບູຊາທຸກວັນ ຮູບມູຣຕິດິນ (ປາຣຖິວະ-ມູຣຕິ) ເພື່ອເປັນທີ່ຮອງຮັບການປະທັບຂອງພຣະສິວະ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It praises nitya-pūjā—steady, daily devotion—showing that disciplined worship (with purity and faith) makes the Lord present through a tangible support like an earthen form, leading the devotee toward Śiva’s grace (anugraha) and liberation.
The “pārthivī mūrti” indicates a material support for worship—like a clay liṅga or earthen icon—through which the devotee approaches Saguna Śiva. In Shaiva understanding, the form is a doorway to the formless Lord, not a limitation of Him.
It suggests daily Shiva-pūjā with a simple, pure offering—especially worship of a clay (pārthiva) liṅga—supported by Vedic discipline (agnyādhāna). Practically, one may combine pūjā with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and clean, sattvic observances.