Shloka 39

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

एवं च सर्वदेवानां तत्तद्द्वादशनामकैः । द्वादशब्रह्मयजनं तत्तत्प्रीतिकरं भवेत्

Transliteration

evaṃ ca sarvadevānāṃ tattaddvādaśanāmakaiḥ | dvādaśabrahmayajanaṃ tattatprītikaraṃ bhavet

Translation

وكذلك، بالنسبة لجميع الآلهة، فإن العبادة المؤدّاة عبر مجموعات أسمائهم الاثني عشر الخاصة بكلٍّ منهم تصير «عبادةً براهْمَنية ذات اثني عشر وجهًا»، وتُحدث السرور والرضا لكل واحدٍ منهم.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रिया-विशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb); प्रकार (thus/in this manner)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सर्व-देवानाम्: of all the gods
• सर्व-देवानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास ('all gods')

• तत्-तत्-द्वादश-नामकैः: by those respective (sets of) twelve names
• तत्-तत्-द्वादश-नामकैः: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + द्वादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + नामक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास ('by those respective twelve-named [forms/epithets]')

• द्वादश-ब्रह्म-यजनम्: the twelvefold worship of Brahman
• द्वादश-ब्रह्म-यजनम्: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + यजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास ('twelvefold Brahma-worship/sacrifice')

• तत्-तत्-प्रीति-करम्: pleasing to each of them
• तत्-तत्-प्रीति-करम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास ('causing pleasure to each respective [deity]')

• भवेत्: would be/become
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a specific Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse generalizes a nāma-krama (twelve-name) worship as a brahma-yajana applicable to all devatās, aligning their satisfaction with a single supreme principle.

Significance: Frames devatā-worship as ultimately Brahman-oriented; encourages inclusive devotion while implying Śiva as the supreme Pati who is the inner recipient of all yajña.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

It teaches that disciplined remembrance and worship through sacred names can be a complete, spiritually elevating form of worship—so refined that it is described as “Brahman-worship,” directing the mind toward the Highest through devotion.

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

In Shaiva practice, Saguna worship (form-based devotion such as Liṅga-archana) is often supported by nāma-japa; this verse affirms that name-based worship is potent and pleasing, harmonizing external ritual with inner contemplation that ultimately leads toward the Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is nāma-japa or nāma-archana: repeating a deity’s set of twelve names with devotion as a structured daily rite, integrating mantra-recitation with focused attention and reverence.