Shloka 35

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

Pārthiva-pratimā Pūjā-vidhāna — Procedure for Worship of an Earthen Icon

Devanagari script

माघशुक्ले च सप्तम्यामादित्ययजनं चरेत् । ज्येष्ठभाद्र कसौम्ये च द्वादश्यां श्रवर्णक्षके

Transliteration

māghaśukle ca saptamyāmādityayajanaṃ caret | jyeṣṭhabhādra kasaumye ca dvādaśyāṃ śravarṇakṣake

Translation

في اليوم القمري السابع (Saptamī) من النصف المضيء لشهر ماغها، ينبغي أداء عبادة آديتيا (Āditya، الشمس). وكذلك في شهري جييشثا وبهادرابادا—إذا وافق يوم سوما (الاثنين)، في اليوم القمري الثاني عشر (Dvādaśī)، ومع حضور نكشترة شرافانا (Śravaṇa)—فليُؤدَّ التعبّد الموصوف على وجهه الصحيح.

Word by Word

• माघशुक्ले: in Māgha’s bright (fortnight)
• माघशुक्ले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ-शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘in the bright fortnight of Māgha’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• सप्तम्याम्: on the seventh (tithi)
• सप्तम्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तिथि-नाम

• आदित्ययजनम्: Sun-worship
• आदित्ययजनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य-यजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘worship/sacrifice to the Sun’

• चरेत्: should perform
• चरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ज्येष्ठभाद्रकसौम्ये: in Jyeṣṭha-bhādra(ka), on Saumya (Monday)
• ज्येष्ठभाद्रकसौम्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ-भाद्रक-सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; कालविशेष (in Jyeṣṭha-bhādra(ka) and on Saumya=Monday)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• द्वादश्याम्: on the twelfth (tithi)
• द्वादश्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तिथि-नाम (on the twelfth lunar day)

• श्रवर्णक्षके: in Śravaṇa nakṣatra
• श्रवर्णक्षके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण-ऋक्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘in Śravaṇa nakṣatra’ (ऋक्षक = nakṣatra)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: Kāśī’s Viśveśvara milieu frequently integrates allied devatā-upāsanā (e.g., Āditya) as supportive disciplines; the verse’s stress on Āditya-yajana and precise tithi/nakṣatra reflects the broader Kāśī practice-world where such rites are performed under Śiva’s overarching kṣetra-protection.

Significance: Auspicious timing for Āditya worship is taught as a dharmic upāya for wellbeing; in a Śaiva frame, such wellbeing is preparatory (adhikāri-bhāva) for Śiva-bhakti and eventual grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: gayatri

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Surya (Aditya)
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that worship becomes especially fruitful when aligned with sacred time (tithi, weekday, and nakshatra), training the devotee in disciplined, dharma-based devotion that ultimately supports Shaiva sadhana and inner purification.

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

In Shaiva practice, honoring cosmic powers like Āditya can be understood as reverencing Shiva’s manifested order (saguna expression of divine governance). Such time-bound observances complement Linga worship by cultivating regularity, purity, and devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Āditya-yajana (Sun worship) on Māgha Śukla Saptamī, and undertake the prescribed worship on Dvādaśī when Monday coincides with Śravaṇa nakshatra—ideally with mantra-japa, offerings, and a focused, sattvic observance.