Shloka 10

पार्थिवार्चाविधिः | Pārthivārcā-vidhi

Procedure for the Earthen Liṅga Worship

Devanagari script

ततः संपूजयेद्भक्त्या भुक्तिमुक्तिफलाप्तये । तत्प्रकारमहं वच्मि शृणुध्वं संविधानतः

Transliteration

tataḥ saṃpūjayedbhaktyā bhuktimuktiphalāptaye | tatprakāramahaṃ vacmi śṛṇudhvaṃ saṃvidhānataḥ

Translation

จากนั้นจงบูชาด้วยภักติ เพื่อให้ได้ผลทั้งความสุขทางโลกและโมกษะ บัดนี้เราจักกล่าววิธีนั้น—จงฟังตามลำดับแห่งข้อกำหนด.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (thereafter)

• संपूजयेत्: should worship properly
• संपूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग ‘सम्-’

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-फल-आप्तये: for attaining the fruits of enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-फल-आप्तये: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + आप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध): ‘भुक्तेः मुक्तेः फलस्य आप्तये’ = for attainment of the fruits of enjoyment and liberation; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (आप्तये)

• तत्-प्रकारम्: that procedure/method
• तत्-प्रकारम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + प्रकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘तस्य प्रकारम्’ (that method); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• वच्मि: say, tell
• वच्मि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शृणुध्वम्: listen (you all)
• शृणुध्वम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• संविधानतः: according to proper rule/procedure
• संविधानतः: Karana (करण/According to)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: संविधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय: ‘संविधानात्’ = according to rule/proper arrangement

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It establishes that sincere bhakti, when performed according to proper vidhi (order and discipline), can grant both bhukti (well-being in life) and mukti (release), with Shiva as the supreme bestower.

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

The verse introduces a structured method of worship, which in the Vidyeshvara context typically centers on Saguna Shiva approached through Linga-pūjā—devotion expressed through a concrete ritual form leading toward liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to performing Shiva worship with devotion and correct procedure—commonly involving mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara), offerings in Linga-pūjā, and disciplined observance of worship-sequence (vidhi).