Shloka 13

पार्थिवार्चाविधिः | Pārthivārcā-vidhi

Procedure for the Earthen Liṅga Worship

Devanagari script

शंभवायेति मंत्रेण क्षेत्रशुद्धिं प्रकारयेत् । नमः पूर्वेण कुर्यात्पंचामृतस्यापि प्रोक्षणम्

Transliteration

śaṃbhavāyeti maṃtreṇa kṣetraśuddhiṃ prakārayet | namaḥ pūrveṇa kuryātpaṃcāmṛtasyāpi prokṣaṇam

Translation

“ശംഭവായ” മന്ത്രംകൊണ്ട് ക്ഷേത്രശുദ്ധി നടത്തണം. തുടർന്ന് “നമഃ…” എന്ന് ആരംഭിക്കുന്ന മന്ത്രംകൊണ്ട് പഞ്ചാമൃതവും പ്രോക്ഷണം ചെയ്യണം.

Word by Word

• शंभवाय: to Śambhava
• शंभवाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (Dative/चतुर्थी), एकवचनम्; मन्त्रे देवतानिर्देशः

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः/उद्धरण-चिह्नम्

• मन्त्रेण: with the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• क्षेत्रशुद्धिम्: purification of the place
• क्षेत्रशुद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक) + śuddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (क्षेत्रस्य शुद्धिः)

• प्रकारयेत्: should effect/arrange
• प्रकारयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√kṛ (धातु) (causative/णिच्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्; णिजन्त (causative) ‘cause to be done/arrange’

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Salutation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः; नमस्कारार्थकः

• पूर्वेण: with the former/previous (mantra)
• पूर्वेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), एकवचनम्; ‘पूर्व’ = earlier/previous; अत्र ‘पूर्वेण (मन्त्रेण)’ इति

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• पञ्चामृतस्य: of pañcāmṛta (five-nectar mixture)
• पञ्चामृतस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + amṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), एकवचनम्; द्विगु-समासः (पञ्च अमृतानि यस्मिन्/पञ्चामृतम्)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle: also/even)

• प्रोक्षणम्: sprinkling (ritual aspersion)
• प्रोक्षणम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prokṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the prescribed method of Śiva-worship to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: Kāśī is upheld as the paradigmatic kṣetra where kṣetra-śuddhi (purification of sacred space) is essential; Śiva as Viśveśvara/Sadāśiva is approached through orderly pūjā-krama, beginning with sanctifying the field and offerings.

Significance: Kṣetra-śuddhi and consecration of pañcāmṛta prepare the devotee and offerings, symbolically removing mala and māyā-born impurity (pāśa) before approaching Pati.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: śaṃbhavāya … ; namaḥ …

Type: rudram

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva-pūjā begins with inner and outer purification: sanctifying the space and sanctifying offerings so the act becomes fit for communion with Pati (Śiva) and supports liberation-oriented devotion.

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

Purifying the kṣetra and consecrating pañcāmṛta prepares substances used in Linga-abhiṣeka, honoring Saguna Śiva through tangible rites while orienting the mind toward His transcendent purity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform kṣetra-śuddhi by reciting “Śaṃbhavāya,” then do prokṣaṇa (sprinkling) of pañcāmṛta with a “namaḥ”-mantra before offering it in Śiva worship.