Shloka 43
पार्थिवार्चाविधिः | Pārthivārcā-vidhi
Procedure for the Earthen Liṅga Worship
भवाय भवनाशाय महादेवाय धीमहि । उग्राय उग्रनाशाय शर्वाय शशिमौलिने
bhavāya bhavanāśāya mahādevāya dhīmahi | ugrāya ugranāśāya śarvāya śaśimauline
ข้าพเจ้าทั้งหลายเจริญภาวนาถึงภวะ—ผู้บันดาลการเกิดขึ้นและผู้ทำลายภวพันธะ; เจริญภาวนาถึงมหาเทวะ ผู้เป็นเทพสูงสุด. เจริญภาวนาถึงอุคระ ผู้เกรียงไกรผู้ทำลายความดุร้ายและบาป; ถึงศรวะ และถึงพระศิวะผู้ทรงจันทร์เป็นมงกุฎ (ศศิมาวลิ).
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating Shiva worship teachings to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: General dhyāna-stuti of Śiva’s names (Bhava, Ugra, Śarva, Śaśimauli) supports inner worship; in Siddhānta, such nāma-dhyāna purifies the paśu and prepares for anugraha.
Mantra: bhavāya bhavanāśāya mahādevāya dhīmahi | ugrāya ugranāśāya śarvāya śaśimauline
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
This verse is a dhyāna-style praise that focuses on Śiva as both the source of manifested existence (Bhava) and the liberator who ends saṃsāric becoming (bhavanāśa). In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, it points to Pati (Śiva) as the one who removes bondage and leads the soul toward mokṣa through contemplation and devotion.
The names Bhava, Ugra, Śarva, and Śaśimauli describe Saguna Śiva—Śiva with auspicious attributes—who is worshipped in the Liṅga as the accessible form of the Supreme. Meditating on these epithets while worshipping the Liṅga aligns the mind with Śiva’s grace-bestowing power that dissolves impurities and fear.
The key practice is dhyāna (dhīmahi): silently contemplating Śiva’s names and qualities during Liṅga-pūjā or japa. As a Shaiva Purana-aligned takeaway, this can be paired with Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple offerings like water and bilva leaves, with a steady mind focused on the moon-crested Lord.