Shloka 58

पार्थिवार्चाविधिः | Pārthivārcā-vidhi

Procedure for the Earthen Liṅga Worship

Devanagari script

अहं पापी महानद्य पावनश्च भवान्महान् । इति विज्ञाय गौरीश यदिच्छसि तथा कुरु

Transliteration

ahaṃ pāpī mahānadya pāvanaśca bhavānmahān | iti vijñāya gaurīśa yadicchasi tathā kuru

Translation

अहं पापी महानद्य पावनश्च भवान्महान् । इति विज्ञाय गौरीश यदिच्छसि तथा कुरु ॥

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• पापी: sinful
• पापी: Visheshana/Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पापिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘अहम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• महान्: great
• महान्: Visheshana/Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘अहम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana/Time (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• पावनः: purifying
• पावनः: Visheshana/Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘भवान्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

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

• भवान्: you (honored)
• भवान्: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; आदरार्थे द्वितीयपुरुष-संबोधनार्थकः (honorific ‘you’)

• महान्: great
• महान्: Visheshana/Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘भवान्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• विज्ञाय: having understood
• विज्ञाय: Purvakala/Preceding action (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ज्ञा (धातु) → विज्ञाय (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive), ‘having understood/knowing’

• गौरीश: O Lord of Gaurī
• गौरीश: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गौर्याः ईशः)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तसूचक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• इच्छसि: you wish
• इच्छसि: Kriya/Predicate (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/वर्तमान), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तथा: so/accordingly
• तथा: Prakara/Mode (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• कुरु: do (it)
• कुरु: Kriya/Predicate (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

A repentant devotee/supplicant addressing Lord Shiva (Gaurisha) within Suta’s narration

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Vaidyanātha

Sthala Purana: The confession of sin and appeal to Śiva as the supreme purifier aligns with Vaidyanātha’s healing/purifying ethos—Śiva as the divine physician who removes pāpa and grants restoration through grace.

Significance: Pilgrims seek purification from pāpa and relief from afflictions; the verse’s tone matches a penitential approach to Śiva’s cleansing power.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: अहं पापी महानद्य पावनश्च भवान्महान् । इति विज्ञाय गौरीश यदिच्छसि तथा कुरु

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It expresses śaraṇāgati (surrender): the soul admits its impurity and recognizes Śiva as the supreme purifier (Pati), trusting His grace to transform and liberate.

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

Addressing Śiva as “Gaurīśa” points to Saguna worship—devotion to the personal Lord—where the devotee approaches the Liṅga with humility, seeking inner cleansing through Śiva’s compassionate power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is confession and surrender before the Liṅga—followed by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple purification worship (abhisheka with devotion), trusting Śiva’s pāvana-śakti.