Shloka 40

पार्थिवप्रतिमापूजाविधानम्

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

Devanagari script

कर्कटे सोमवारे च नवम्यां मृगशीर्षके । अंबां यजेद्भूतिकामः सर्वभोगफलप्रदाम्

Transliteration

karkaṭe somavāre ca navamyāṃ mṛgaśīrṣake | aṃbāṃ yajedbhūtikāmaḥ sarvabhogaphalapradām

Translation

إذا كان القمر في برج السرطان، وفي يوم الاثنين، وفي التِّثي التاسع (نَفَمي)، وتحت نكشترة مِرْغَشِيرْشَة، فعلى طالب الازدهار أن يعبد أمبا؛ فهي تمنح ثمار كل لذّةٍ وكمالٍ وتحقّق.

Word by Word

• कर्कटे: in (the sign) Karkaṭa (Cancer)
• कर्कटे: अधिकरण (Locative/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्कट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; राशिनाम (zodiac sign Cancer)

• सोमवारे: on Monday
• सोमवारे: अधिकरण (Locative/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमवार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; वार-नाम (weekday)

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

• नवम्याम्: on the ninth (tithi)
• नवम्याम्: अधिकरण (Locative/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नवमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; तिथि-नाम

• मृगशीर्षके: in (the nakṣatra) Mṛgaśīrṣa
• मृगशीर्षके: अधिकरण (Locative/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृगशीर्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; नक्षत्र-नाम

• अम्बाम्: Ambā (the Mother Goddess)
• अम्बाम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• यजेत्: should worship
• यजेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भूति-कामः: one who desires prosperity
• भूति-कामः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूति (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास ('desiring prosperity/fortune')

• सर्व-भोग-फल-प्रदाम्: who grants all enjoyments and results
• सर्व-भोग-फल-प्रदाम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भोग (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास; अम्बा-विशेषण ('giver of all enjoyments and fruits')

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a Jyotirliṅga; it is a muhūrta/saṅkalpa prescription: prosperity-seekers worship Ambā under specific rāśi-vāra-tithi-nakṣatra concurrence.

Significance: Emphasizes Śakti-upāsanā within a Śaiva frame: worldly prosperity (bhūti) and ‘bhoga’ are granted by the Mother when approached at auspicious times.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Moon transiting Karkaṭa (Cancer) with Somavāra-Navamī alignment

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion performed at sanctified times (tithi–vāra–nakṣatra) becomes an efficacious vehicle for bhukti (worldly well-being). In Shaiva Siddhanta, such fruits are granted through the Mother’s grace while remaining aligned with dharma and Shiva’s order.

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

Ambā (Umā/Śakti) is worshiped as inseparable from Shiva; her worship complements Saguna Shiva-upāsanā. In Purāṇic Shaiva practice, honoring the Divine Mother supports and completes Linga worship, since Shiva and Shakti function as one reality in manifest grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Ambā-pūjā on Monday when the specified tithi and nakṣatra occur—offering flowers, lamp, and mantra-japa (e.g., Umā/Ambikā mantras) with purity and devotion; this is presented as a timed observance for prosperity and desired attainments.