Shloka 54
Bhaimaśaṅkara-māhātmya: Śiva’s Descent in Kāmarūpa and the Rise of Bhīma
कृत्वा च पार्थिवीं मूर्तिं पूजयित्वा विधानतः । तुष्टुवुर्विविधैः स्तोत्रैर्नमस्कारादिभिः क्रमात्
kṛtvā ca pārthivīṃ mūrtiṃ pūjayitvā vidhānataḥ | tuṣṭuvurvividhaiḥ stotrairnamaskārādibhiḥ kramāt
Mereka membentuk arca tanah (pārthiva-mūrti) lalu memujanya menurut tata upacara yang ditetapkan; kemudian, menurut tertibnya, bermula dengan sujud hormat dan amalan bhakti yang lain, mereka memuji (Śiva) dengan pelbagai himne.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadyojata
Sthala Purana: The making of a pārthiva-mūrti (earthen emblem) reflects a portable, vow-based worship practice rather than a fixed jyotirliṅga shrine; it sacralizes place through rite (vidhāna) and devotion.
Significance: Highlights the accessibility of Śiva-upāsanā: even a clay form, when ritually installed and worshipped, becomes a conduit for anugraha—loosening pāśa through correct practice and bhakti.
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that sincere devotion expressed through correctly ordered worship—making a simple earthen form and honoring Śiva with praise and reverence—can become a complete path of bhakti leading toward Śiva’s grace (anugraha) and inner purification.
By creating a tangible earthen form for worship, the devotee approaches Śiva as Saguna (with form) through the liṅga/embodied symbol, using stotras and namaskāra as devotional upacāras; through this, the mind is steadied and led toward the higher, formless reality.
It suggests parthiva-liṅga (clay) worship performed “vidhānataḥ” (by rule): begin with namaskāra, proceed step-by-step with prescribed offerings, and conclude with stotra-recitation—ideally supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).