Shloka 10
पार्थिवार्चाविधिः | Pārthivārcā-vidhi
Procedure for the Earthen Liṅga Worship
ततः संपूजयेद्भक्त्या भुक्तिमुक्तिफलाप्तये । तत्प्रकारमहं वच्मि शृणुध्वं संविधानतः
tataḥ saṃpūjayedbhaktyā bhuktimuktiphalāptaye | tatprakāramahaṃ vacmi śṛṇudhvaṃ saṃvidhānataḥ
Sau đó, hãy thờ phụng với lòng bhakti để đạt quả báo của hưởng thụ thế gian và giải thoát. Nay ta sẽ nói rõ phương pháp ấy—hãy lắng nghe theo đúng thứ tự nghi quỹ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: Kāśī is famed for granting both bhukti and mukti under Viśveśvara’s lordship; the verse explicitly names the dual fruit (bhukti-mukti), a hallmark of Kāśī-kṣetra theology in Purāṇic Śaiva traditions.
Significance: Frames Śiva as the giver of both worldly welfare and final release; in Śaiva Siddhānta, this points to anugraha (grace) culminating in mokṣa while allowing dharmic prosperity as ancillary fruit.
Role: liberating
FAQs
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.
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.
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).