Shloka 54

पार्थिवार्चाविधिः | Pārthivārcā-vidhi

Procedure for the Earthen Liṅga Worship

Devanagari script

स्तुतिभिश्चैव देवेशं स्तुवीत प्रणमन्सुधीः । नानाभिधाभिर्विप्रेन्द्रा ः पठेद्वै शतरुद्रि यम्

Transliteration

stutibhiścaiva deveśaṃ stuvīta praṇamansudhīḥ | nānābhidhābhirviprendrā ḥ paṭhedvai śatarudri yam

Translation

പ്രണാമം ചെയ്ത് ജ്ഞാനിയായ ഭക്തൻ സ്തുതികളാൽ ദേവേശ്വരനെ സ്തുതിക്കണം. കൂടാതെ, ഹേ ശ്രേഷ്ഠ ബ്രാഹ്മണരേ, അവനെ അനേകം പവിത്ര നാമങ്ങളാൽ ആഹ്വാനിക്കുന്ന ശതരുദ്രീയം നിശ്ചയമായി പാരായണം ചെയ്യണം।

Word by Word

• स्तुतिभिः: with hymns/praises
• स्तुतिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• देवेशम्: the Lord of the gods
• देवेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् ईशः)

• स्तुवीत: should praise
• स्तुवीत: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• प्रणमन्: bowing
• प्रणमन्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नम् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (while bowing)

• सुधीः: the wise person
• सुधीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-धी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सु + धीः)

• नाना: various
• नाना: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• अभिधाभिः: with names/appellations
• अभिधाभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• विप्रेन्द्राः: O best of Brahmins
• विप्रेन्द्राः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र-इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (विप्रः एव इन्द्रः)

• पठेत्: should recite
• पठेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• शतरुद्रियम्: the Śatarudriya (hymn)
• शतरुद्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत-रुद्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शतं रुद्रियाणि यस्मिन्/सम्बद्धम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: शतरुद्रियम् (Śatarudrīya)

Type: rudram

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Devesha/Rudra)

FAQs

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

It teaches that humility (praṇāma) and heartfelt praise (stuti) purify the soul and align the devotee with Pati—Śiva—so devotion and sacred recitation become direct means toward grace and liberation.

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

By praising Śiva through many names and hymns, the devotee approaches Saguna Śiva—the gracious Lord who accepts worship through form (including the Liṅga) and through sound (nāma and stotra), revealing His compassion to the bound soul.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform praṇāma, chant hymns to Śiva, and recite the Śatarudrīya as a disciplined practice of japa and Vedic stuti—especially suitable for Śiva-pūjā and observances like Mahāśivarātri.