Shloka 27

पार्थिवार्चाविधिः | Pārthivārcā-vidhi

Procedure for the Earthen Liṅga Worship

Devanagari script

नमः कपर्दिने चेति धूपं दद्याद्यथाविधि । दीपं दद्याद्यथोक्तं तु नम आशव इत्यृचा

Transliteration

namaḥ kapardine ceti dhūpaṃ dadyādyathāvidhi | dīpaṃ dadyādyathoktaṃ tu nama āśava ityṛcā

Translation

เมื่อสวดว่า “นะมะห์ กะปัรทิเน” พึงถวายธูปตามพิธีกรรมโดยชอบ แล้วตามที่กำหนด พึงถวายประทีปพร้อมสาธยายฤค “นะมะห์ อาศะเว” (พระศิวะ)

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation; homage
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (salutatory particle)

• कपर्दिने: to Kapardin (Śiva, the matted-haired)
• कपर्दिने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपर्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विशेष-नाम (epithet of Śiva)

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

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-बोधक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• धूपम्: incense
• धूपम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दद्यात्: should offer/give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया/prescribed action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• यथा: according to; as
• यथा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/उपमानार्थ (adverb: as/according to)

• विधि: rule; prescribed procedure
• विधि: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण/standard)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगे (in adverbial sense with यथा)

• दीपम्: lamp
• दीपम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दद्यात्: should offer
• दद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया/prescribed action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• यथा: as; according to
• यथा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारार्थ (adverb)

• उक्तम्: as stated; as prescribed
• उक्तम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण/according to what is said)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; 'यथा' इत्यस्य सह—यथोक्तम् (as stated)

• तु: but; indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/विशेषणार्थ (particle: but/indeed)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• आशवे: to Āśava (the swift one)
• आशवे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विशेष-नाम (epithet: the swift)

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

• ऋचा: with (that) ṛk-verse
• ऋचा: Karana (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋच्/ऋचा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: In the Viśveśvara worship-sequence, dhūpa and dīpa are offered with Vedic Rudra-epithets (Kapardin, Āśava), integrating Śrauta-flavored Rudra praise into temple pūjā.

Significance: Offering dhūpa and dīpa to Viśvanātha symbolizes removal of inner obscuration (mala/avidyā) and illumination of jñāna-bhakti.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: namaḥ kapardine; nama āśave

Type: rudram

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion becomes complete when inner reverence is expressed through disciplined upacāras—offering fragrance (dhūpa) and light (dīpa) to Śiva with His sacred names, aligning the worshipper’s mind with Śiva as Pati (the Lord) who grants purification and grace.

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

Incense and lamp are classic external offerings to Saguna Śiva in the form of the Liṅga; through these, the devotee honors Śiva’s manifest presence while remembering His transcendent nature, using mantra to connect the visible rite to the invisible Reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Liṅga-pūjā by offering dhūpa while chanting “namaḥ kapardine,” then offer dīpa while chanting “nama āśave,” maintaining one-pointed attention (bhāva) on Śiva’s presence and auspiciousness.