Shloka 47

पार्थिवार्चाविधिः | Pārthivārcā-vidhi

Procedure for the Earthen Liṅga Worship

Devanagari script

हरो महेश्वरः शंभुः शूलपाणिः पिनाकधृक् । शिवः पशुपतिश्चैव महादेव इति क्रमात्

Transliteration

haro maheśvaraḥ śaṃbhuḥ śūlapāṇiḥ pinākadhṛk | śivaḥ paśupatiścaiva mahādeva iti kramāt

Translation

Menurut tertibnya, Dia disebut Hara, Maheśvara, Śambhu, Pemegang Trisula, Pemegang Pināka, Śiva, Paśupati, dan sesungguhnya Mahādeva.

Word by Word

• हरः: Hara
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara (Great Lord)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः (महान् ईश्वरः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शम्भुः: Śambhu
• शम्भुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शूल-पाणिः: one who has a trident in hand
• शूल-पाणिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक) + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समासः (शूलः पाणौ यस्य सः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पिनाक-धृक्: bearer of the Pināka bow
• पिनाक-धृक्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिनाक (प्रातिपदिक) + धृ (धातु)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समासः (पिनाकं धरतीति), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कृदन्त: क्विप्/क्विन्-प्रत्ययान्त (धृक्)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पशुपतिः: Paśupati (Lord of beings)
• पशुपतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशुपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphasis)

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Great God)
• महादेवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः (महान् देवः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इत्यादि-उद्धरण/नामनिर्देश (quotative/marker of enumeration)

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; adverbial ablative: 'in order/ क्रमशः'

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: The ordered recital of epithets functions as nāmārcana: a portable ‘tīrtha’ that invokes Śiva’s lordship (Pati) over paśu and pāśa wherever performed.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: haro maheśvaraḥ śaṃbhuḥ śūlapāṇiḥ pinākadhṛk | śivaḥ paśupatiścaiva mahādeva iti kramāt

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse presents a purposeful sequence of Śiva’s epithets, guiding devotion from praise of His auspicious nature (Śambhu/Śiva) to recognition of His lordship over bondage and liberation (Paśupati), culminating in the vision of Him as Mahādeva, the supreme source of grace and mokṣa.

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

These names function as Saguna identifiers of the one Lord who is worshipped in the Liṅga: Hara as remover of impurities, Śūlapāṇi and Pinākadhṛk as the protector who destroys evil, and Paśupati as the liberator of bound souls—supporting Liṅga worship through nāma-japa and reverent contemplation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A direct takeaway is nāma-japa (repetition) of these Śiva-nāmas—especially alongside the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a devotional and meditative practice for purification and inner steadiness, particularly suited to Mahāśivarātri worship.