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
Dengan lengkapnya upacara memelihara api suci (agnyādhāna) dan sentiasa tekun dalam pemujaan Śiva, brāhmaṇa yang dua kali lahir itu menyembah setiap hari suatu arca tanah (pārthiva-mūrti) sebagai wadah kehadiran Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: The verse reflects the widespread purāṇic/āgamic practice of daily pārthiva-liṅga worship: a devotee fashions an earthen embodiment as a temporary liṅga and invokes Śiva’s presence, gaining merit and purification through regular pūjā.
Significance: Models nitya-pūjā as a portable ‘tīrtha at home’: daily liṅga worship is presented as a direct means to accrue puṇya and invite Śiva’s grace (anugraha).
Type: panchakshara
Offering: pushpa
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.