Shloka 30

पार्थिवार्चाविधिः | Pārthivārcā-vidhi

Procedure for the Earthen Liṅga Worship

Devanagari script

मानो महांतमिति च मानस्तोके इति ततः । मंत्रद्वयेनैकदशाक्षतै रुद्रा न्प्रपूजयेत्

Transliteration

māno mahāṃtamiti ca mānastoke iti tataḥ | maṃtradvayenaikadaśākṣatai rudrā nprapūjayet

Translation

Kemudian, dengan dua mantra yang bermula “mā no mahāntam” dan “mā nas toke”, hendaklah memuja para Rudra dengan sewajarnya, dengan mempersembahkan sebelas butir beras akṣata (beras yang tidak pecah).

Word by Word

• मा: do not
• मा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle in quotation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (prohibitive particle: do not)

• नः: our; us
• नः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/within quotation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) बहुवचन/अस्माकम्-रूप; वैदिक-प्रयोगे (enclitic 'naḥ' = our/us)

• महान्तम्: great (one)
• महान्तम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/within quotation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; मन्त्रपद-उद्धरणे

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणार्थक अव्यय

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

• मा: do not
• मा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/within quotation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (prohibitive)

• नः: our; us
• नः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/within quotation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) बहुवचन/अस्माकम्-रूप; वैदिक-प्रयोगे

• तोके: in offspring/children
• तोके: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/within quotation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; मन्त्रपद-उद्धरणे

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणार्थक अव्यय

• ततः: thereafter; then
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अपादानार्थ (adverb: then/thereafter)

• मन्त्र-द्वयेन: with the two mantras
• मन्त्र-द्वयेन: Karana (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (द्वौ मन्त्रौ)

• एकादश-अक्षतैः: with eleven unbroken rice-grains
• एकादश-अक्षतैः: Karana (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (एकादश अक्षताः)

• रुद्रान्: the Rudras (forms of Rudra)
• रुद्रान्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• प्रपूजयेत्: should worship duly
• प्रपूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: The use of Vedic protective formulas (‘mā no mahāntam’, ‘mā nas toke’) with an elevenfold akṣata offering aligns with Rudra appeasement and protection motifs integrated into Viśveśvara pūjā in Kāśī.

Significance: Eleven akṣata offered to the Rudras is a ritualized plea for protection of self, family, and prosperity—transforming fear of Rudra into refuge in Rudra.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (mantra openings) mā no mahāṃtam…; mā nas toke…

Type: rudram

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Rudra is approached through mantra and disciplined offering—devotion becomes effective when aligned with sacred sound (mantra) and a pure, complete offering (akṣata), expressing wholeness and reverence to Pati (Lord Shiva).

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

The Rudras are worshipped as accessible manifestations of Shiva (Saguna approach). In Linga worship, such mantras and offerings function as upacāras that focus the mind and devotion toward Shiva’s presence in the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Chant the two specified Vedic mantra-beginnings (“mā no mahāṃtam…”, “mā nas toke…”) and offer eleven akṣata (unbroken rice grains) as a counted, mindful puja to the Rudras.