Shloka 12

पार्थिवार्चाविधिः | Pārthivārcā-vidhi

Procedure for the Earthen Liṅga Worship

Devanagari script

आपोस्मानिति मंत्रेण जलसंस्कारमाचरेत् । नमस्ते रुद्र मंत्रेण फाटिकाबंधमुच्यते

Transliteration

āposmāniti maṃtreṇa jalasaṃskāramācaret | namaste rudra maṃtreṇa phāṭikābaṃdhamucyate

Translation

Với thần chú mở đầu “Āpo ’smān…”, hành giả nên làm nghi thức gia trì, tịnh hóa nước. Và với thần chú “Namaste Rudra”, nghi lễ gọi là “phāṭikā-bandha” (ấn kết hộ trì) được chỉ dạy.

Word by Word

• आपः: waters
• आपः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āp (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे (बहुवचनान्त), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचनम्; ‘waters’

• उत्: up/out (prefix)
• उत्: Upasarga (उपसर्ग/Preverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ud (उपसर्ग)
• Form: उपसर्गः (preverb)

• स्मान्: us
• स्मान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/द्वितीया), बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः/उद्धरण-चिह्नम् (quotative particle)

• मन्त्रेण: with the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/तृतीया), एकवचनम्

• जलसंस्कारम्: water-consecration
• जलसंस्कारम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃskāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जलस्य संस्कारः)

• आचरेत्: should perform
• आचरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-car (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Salutation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः (indeclinable interjection); नमस्कारार्थकः

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (Dative/चतुर्थी), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• रुद्र: O Rudra
• रुद्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचनम्

• मन्त्रेण: with the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/तृतीया), एकवचनम्

• फाटिकाबन्धम्: the phāṭikā-binding (a ritual binding)
• फाटिकाबन्धम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phāṭikā (प्रातिपदिक) + bandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (फाटिकायाः बन्धः)

• उच्यते: is called/said
• उच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: In the Viśveśvara-kṣetra (Kāśī), Śiva is praised as Viśvanātha, the Lord of the universe; ritual purity (jala-saṃskāra, protective bandhas) is emphasized as preparation for liṅga-worship in the supreme kṣetra where liberation is promised.

Significance: Purificatory rites and Rudra-mantras are held to make worship fit for receiving Śiva’s anugraha; Kāśī-darśana is traditionally linked with mokṣa and removal of pāśa (bondage).

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: āpo ’smān … ; namas te rudra …

Type: rudram

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva-pūjā is not merely external: the devotee sanctifies the offering (water) through mantra, aligning the act with Rudra’s purity and making the worship a conscious, disciplined approach to grace (anugraha).

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

Consecrated water is central to Liṅga-abhisheka, a primary mode of worshipping Saguna Śiva. The verse frames abhisheka as mantra-guided service, where the offering becomes fit for the Lord through purification and protective sealing.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests mantra-sādhana within pūjā: consecrate the abhisheka-water with the “Āpo ’smān…” mantra and apply the “Namaste Rudra” mantra for a protective binding (phāṭikā-bandha), maintaining purity and focus during worship.